78902 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

78902 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence: Has the process for appointing individuals to Crown boards within ministries, departments and/or agencies for which the Minister is responsible changed since 27 November 2023, if so, what specific changes have been made to the process, on what date did those changes occur, and what advice or reasoning, if any, informed those changes, listed by title and date?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as the Minister for National Security and Intelligence I am not a Responsible Minister. In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I am the Responsible Minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 78937 (2024) provided in my capacity as the Prime Minister.