26825 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister of Defence

Written Question

Published date: 09 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	26825 (2025)
Question asked:	22 May 2025
Member asking:	Hon Barbara Edmonds
Portfolio:	Minister of Defence
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	03 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_26825_2025
Document guid:	19f468ee-90cb-422d-8082-6abeaa495953

26825 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister of Defence: What cuts or reprioritised savings, if any, in the Votes the Minister has responsibility for, if any, in 2025/26 were the result of an underspend in 2024/25 year?

Hon Judith Collins: Each year, the New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence (along with other Public Service departments and departmental agencies) are required to report on reprioritised savings within their respective agencies, through Select Committee Annual Reviews. I refer the member to this publicly available information on the Parliament website at the following link: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCFADT_EVI_48f9274b-f12b-4b00-6d36-08dc80ee0281_FADT615/b6062ad6025c3ed1195a4fda5579b0deef17a729