53743 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Justice

53743 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Justice: What was the total expenditure, if any, by agencies for which the Minister is responsible, if any, since 27 November 2023 on (a) branding, marketing, or promotional materials; (b) consultants or contractors engaged for branding, internal communications, or culture-related projects; (c) novelty or promotional items such as (but not limited to) pens, stress balls, model animals, or branded clothing; (d) office furnishings, décor, or recreational equipment; (e) non-essential electrical items or appliances; (f) staff wellbeing or break-room facilities; (g) novelty, decorative, or entertainment items, whether purchased or hired; (h) repairs, replacements, or damages to property or hired items; and (i) expenditure recorded under “miscellaneous” or “other” cost categories, listed by agency, date, purpose, supplier, and total cost?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: a) I refer the Member to the Ministry of Justice’s evidence to the Justice Committee during its 2023/24 annual review of the Ministry’s performance, available on the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_9aee68a1-fdfc-47f0-6508-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34837/b06bf5b7131db3d5651f8b10277cad4d992e2987 The Ministry’s response to Question 53 provides information for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. b) I refer the Member to the Ministry of Justice’s evidence to the Justice Committee during its 2023/24 annual review of the Ministry’s performance, available on the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_9aee68a1-fdfc-47f0-6508-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34837/b06bf5b7131db3d5651f8b10277cad4d992e2987 The Ministry’s response to Question 72 provides information for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. c) I refer the Member to the Ministry of Justice’s evidence to the Justice Committee during its 2023/24 annual review of the Ministry’s performance, available on the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_EVI_9aee68a1-fdfc-47f0-6508-08dcfd0f043f_JUST34837/b06bf5b7131db3d5651f8b10277cad4d992e2987 The Ministry’s response to Question 53 provides information for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. Information for the period 1 July 2024 onwards will be provided by the Ministry as part of the forthcoming estimates examination. i) I refer the Member to a partial response provided in the Ministry’s 2023/24 and 2024/25 annual reports available on the Ministry's website on page 88 and page 91, respectively: https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/about-us/corporate-publications/ For the remainder of the Member’s queries (d, e, f, g, and h), I refer to the Speaker’s Ruling 199/6; I do not consider it to be in the public interest to undertake an exercise to identify and collate the information the Member has requested, as it will require a significant diversion of resources that will unduly interfere with the operation of my office.