39737 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education
Written Question
Published date: 29 Aug 2025
39737 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 11 August 2025, listed by agency, title and date received?
Hon Penny Simmonds: I refer the Member to the list below of briefings I received for my Vocational Education portfolio during the week beginning 11 August 2025:
Tertiary Education Commission
11 August 2025 - TEC approach to establishing a network of work-based learning provision
15 August 2025 - Update on ITP business divisions to remain within Te Pūkenga
Ministry of Education
12 August 2025 - Cabinet paper for lodging - streamlining funding settings
12 August 2025 - Sector Feedback on Proposals for the Upcoming VET Funding Cabinet Paper
13 August 2025 - Updated Cabinet paper and draft comments
13 August 2025 - Rangatahi Māori 15-year-olds in 2009 – their income up to age 28
14 August 2025 - Tertiary Education Weekly Update 14 August 2025
15 August 2025 - Upcoming analytical report: A review of the evidence on the benefits of tertiary education in New Zealand
15 August 2025 - A Review of the Evidence on the Benefits of Tertiary Education in New Zealand
15 August 2025 - Information Update: Talking points for Cabinet paper at EXP 20 August
This answer does not cover members of my office who receive a large amount of material every week. Asking them to collate that material would require substantial collation and research and prevent them from undertaking their substantive roles.
This is also my response to written parliamentary question 40034 (2025).