30213 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services

Written Question

Published date: 16 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30213 (2026)
Question asked:	30 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Rt Hon Chris Hipkins
Portfolio:	Minister responsible for Ministerial Services
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	12 Jul 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30213_2026
Document guid:	408bb3e8-7f7a-4b8f-962f-501377280b65

30213 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister responsible for Ministerial Services: How much, if anything, has been charged to Ministerial Services financial code 82113 International Other Transport for Rt Hon Winston Peters’s trip to UAE, Saudi Arabia & North Asia in February 2025 so far and what variance, if any, was there from the budgeted amount for other transport approved for the trip?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: $224.60 has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82113 for this trip to date. I am advised that Ministerial Services records the total approved budget for the trip, not what has been budgeted against each category of spend. They are unable to provide information on variances (if any) for individual categories of expenditure.