38352 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 16 Sep 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38352 (2026)
Question asked:	31 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	13 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38352_2026
Document guid:	02e76844-f0a6-4282-914f-bc99fee4c256

38352 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Prime Minister: What advice, if any, has the Prime Minister received on whether public statements by Ministers about decisions not yet taken by Cabinet are consistent with the Cabinet Manual, and what are the titles and dates of any such advice?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: As Prime Minister, from time to time I receive advice, including via my office staff, from the Cabinet Office about aspects of the Cabinet Manual. This includes an email from the Cabinet Office to my Chief of Staff about a Minister who commented publicly about a forthcoming Cabinet decision (titled “comments in article” and dated 24 April 2025).