37724 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues

Written Question

Published date: 15 Aug 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37724 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Disability Issues
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	11 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37724_2025
Document guid:	f88a1505-0d70-4766-bb6b-a1383a7bfbc8

37724 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues: What graduate programmes, if any, have been established in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023 and when, if ever, was that graduate programme established?

Hon Louise Upston: The Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha became a standalone Ministry as of 1 December 2024 and the Ministry has not established any graduate programmes. However, the Ministry will be delivering an All-of-Government Summer Internship programme over the summer of 2025/2026. Regarding the Ministry of Social Development, I refer the Member to reply number 37691 (2025).