39069 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 14 Jul 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39069 (2024)
Question asked:	30 Jun 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	08 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39069_2024
Document guid:	e4e600bd-6d44-4e15-a291-5ff5eadd054d

39069 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter January to March 2024 on the action ‘Introduce an amendment Bill to only allow smoked tobacco products to be sold by authorised retailers, to ensure retail supply is not concentrated in New Zealand’s most deprived neighbourhoods’ under ‘Focus Area 5: Reduce the availability of smoked tobacco products’ within the Ministry of Health’s ‘Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan’?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to Written Parliamentary Question 39061 (2024).