38288 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 18 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38288 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Camilla Belich
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	12 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38288_2025
Document guid:	baf7f289-204b-4937-a69c-65af873355b1

38288 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Associate Minister of Health: Since 27 November 2023, what is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any ministries, agencies and/or departments for which the Minister is responsible, broken down by month, as at 4 August 2025?

Hon David Seymour: Information for 2023/24 has been previously reported to the Health Select Committee. I am advised that Pharmac does not hold this information in an easily searchable or reportable format and I do not consider it in the public interest to commit taxpayer-funded officials' time to preparing this information ahead of the annual publication for 2024/25. For reference, I refer the Member to the 2023/24 Annual Review Questionnaire for Pharmac: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCHEA_EVI_907d904e-d914-4de4-a9f0-08dd0db6d194_HEA8788/cb7d4a130e3f8c92b352ee9046a5dac33d801971