28367 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 18 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	28367 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Simeon Brown
Answer received:	15 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_28367_2025
Document guid:	c804fe82-1ba3-4b56-ab92-8069e49320d8

28367 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Health: As at 1 June 2025, how much, if any, has been spent on chemotherapy, surgery, and other treatments for ovarian cancer in the past ten years, broken down by calendar year?

Hon Simeon Brown: I am advised that this specific information, as requested by the Member, is not currently held by Health New Zealand. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from essential services to undertake a substantial collation exercise.