46417 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Health

46417 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Health: How many staff, if any, were employed in the Minister's departments, if any on 1 July 2023 broken down by job title and salary band range?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised this information is not available in the level of detail requested within the timeframe of a Written Parliamentary Question, and would require Pharmac to undertake a substantial manual collation exercise and divert staff from their core duties. In accordance with Speaker’s Ruling 185-6, I consider that the time, and hence the expense, of answering the Member’s question is not in the public interest. However, this information will be made publicly available as part of the Annual Review processes for Pharmac. For last year's information, I refer the Member to Question 94 of the 2022/23 Annual Review Questionnaire for Pharmac, which can be found on Parliament’s website: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCHEA_EVI_e640572a-b6ae-4522-33ec-08dbfb539ab6_HEA723/40ce4b92f6f984fb544e7f63656ac6a6b8da94fd