42007 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Food Safety

Written Question

Published date: 12 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	42007 (2025)
Question asked:	26 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister for Food Safety
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	08 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_42007_2025
Document guid:	aecc1055-78e4-4994-9173-b6ea90ff479c

42007 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Food Safety: 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 Andrew Hoggard: I have received approximately 190 Official Information Requests in all portfolios, since 27 November 2023. I’m advised that my staff to cannot easily determine the answer to the second part of the Member’s question. I do not consider it to be in the public interest to divert staff from essential services to undertake a substantial collation exercise.