26508 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

26508 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence: 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, what are the total costs of staff redundancies, as at 30 May 2024?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Minister for National Security and Intelligence I am not a Responsible Minister. In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the Responsible Minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 26690 (2024) provided in my capacity as the Prime Minister.