64750 (2024). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 16 Oct 2024

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	64750 (2024)
Question asked:	03 Oct 2024
Member asking:	Rt Hon Chris Hipkins
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	13 Oct 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_64750_2024
Document guid:	ade43f64-cfa5-4925-a427-b20a3675f2d5

64750 (2024). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Prime Minister: How many times, if any, has a Minister lodged a cabinet paper directly to Cabinet without that paper first going to a Cabinet Committee, since 28 November 2023?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the Responsible Minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. I am advised that approximately 87 papers have been lodged directly to Cabinet during this period. This includes papers that were initially lodged for consideration by a Cabinet committee and were subsequently moved to go directly to Cabinet. This number does not include travel papers which are always lodged for consideration by Cabinet.