40621 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Energy

Written Question

Published date: 02 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40621 (2025)
Question asked:	19 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Energy
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	28 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40621_2025
Document guid:	0535cdea-3b7d-4773-a6ee-2d4146a9a753

40621 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Energy: How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2024/25 financial year?

Hon Simon Watts: "As Minister of Energy, I have no responsibility for any government departments or Ministries. With regard to Crown entities under the energy portfolio the EA and EECA: [EECA Response]: In the 2024/25 financial year, EECA allocated $5.6m in costs to CNGP including overheads. [EA Response]: The Authority had no expenditure on the carbon neutral government programme in the 2024/25 financial year.