52769 (2024). Hon Dr Deborah Russell to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills

52769 (2024). Hon Dr Deborah Russell to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 19 August 2024, listed by agency, title and date received?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The written advice I received from my Tertiary Education and Skills portfolio during the week beginning 12 August 2024 is listed below by date and title: Ministry of Education: 20 August 2024 – Information Update: Talking points to support you at the Economic Taumata with the National Iwi Chairs Forum 22 August 2024 – Information Update: Tertiary Education Weekly Update. Tertiary Education Commission: 19 August 2024 - Information Request - Media enquiry - Adviser's report on future of Polytechnics. 22 August 2024 - Information Request: Financial information on the universities and polytechnics to support the Minister’s meeting. 22 August 2024 - Aide Memoire: Financial overview of the university sector. 23 August 2024 - Talking points for APH on 27 August 2024 - Ministerial appointments to the governing councils of the University of Waikato and Te Wananga o Aotearoa. 23 August 2024 - Tertiary Education Report: VET engagement briefing for Minister Simmonds August 2024 Please note one title has been withheld as it is sensitive in nature. It is not in the public interest to release at this time. This answer does not cover members of my Office who receive a large amount of material every week. Asking them to collate that material would require substantial collation and research and prevent them from undertaking their substantive roles.