26440 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

26440 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: In the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies for which savings have been identified resulting from the Government’s directive to reduce expenditure in the public service, if any, how many employees who have lost or are set to lose their roles, as well as vacancies that will not be filled, work with children as at 30 May 2024?

Hon David Seymour: The agency for which I am responsible, Pharmac, was not subject to a directive to reduce expenditure.