41979 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 09 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	41979 (2025)
Question asked:	26 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	03 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_41979_2025
Document guid:	b9c192b2-b7f1-40e0-996b-252892cd6317

41979 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for the Environment: How many requests for information, if any, under the Official Information Act 1982 has the Minister or their office received in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025, and how many of these, if any, were responded to in full within 20 working days?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Specific to the Environment portfolio in the period 27 November 2023 to August 1, 2025, my office has received 99 official information requests. Of these, 56 were responded to in full within 20 working days and 13 were transferred in full to a government agency/agencies. Please note that this does not include requests where an extension of time was given.