42253 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Trade and Investment

42253 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister for Trade and Investment: How many international flights in total, if any, counting each leg of a journey as an individual flight, has each department or entity that the Minister is responsible for paid for in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025; and what was the total cost broken down by month, destination, cabin class and the purpose of the flight?

Hon Todd McClay: For Invest New Zealand, I am advised none. For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ response to WPQ 42003 (2025). I am advised New Zealand Trade & Enterprise does not hold the information for each leg of a journey in a centralised way, so it is not possible to compile a full response within the time available in accordance with Speaker's Ruling 210/6. However, for the total costs of international flights taken, I refer the Member to NZTE’s 2023/24 Annual Review Questions 95, 96 and 97 (pg. 74 and 76) here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/submissions-and-advice/document/54SCFADT_EVI_1bd63c39-0aee-43a9-5212-08dd02b85743_FADT1013/new-zealand-trade-and-enterprise-responses-to-written#RelatedAnchor