40608 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education

Written Question

Published date: 02 Sep 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40608 (2025)
Question asked:	19 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Vocational Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	27 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40608_2025
Document guid:	635347e3-24ce-4f0b-887d-62b0d0e3f916

40608 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Vocational Education: How much, if any, has the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, budgeted for the carbon neutral government programme in the 2025/26 financial year?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Tertiary Education Commission’s annual budget is $12,999, based on a Contract for Services with Toitū Envirocare for a carbon reduce certification programme. This consists of annual membership fees of $8,450 and estimated annual carbon audit fees of $4,549.