48276 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment

48276 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment: Has she discussed with Shane Jones, his fears that “the EPA may very well have people who are better suited to an ideological nunnery, rather than delivering on the Government’s manifesto,” and if so, what action, if any, has she taken to allay his fears?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Minister Jones and I discuss a range of matters within our respective portfolios and while Minister Jones and I may express our ambitions for Fast Track in slightly different ways, we both share a desire for things to move quickly and efficiently. I have made my expectations of the EPA very clear in my letter of expectations to them.