81159 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 20 Jan 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	81159 (2024)
Question asked:	15 Dec 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	23 Dec 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_81159_2024
Document guid:	01eb20bc-e9ca-4728-ad4f-1c8081b88330

81159 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Associate Minister of Health: What progress, if any, has been made in the quarter July to September 2024 on the action ‘Introduce an amendment Bill to only allow smoked tobacco products to be sold by authorised retailers, to ensure retail supply is not concentrated in New Zealand’s most deprived neighbourhoods’ under ‘Focus Area 5: Reduce the availability of smoked tobacco products’ within the Ministry of Health’s ‘Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan’?

Hon Casey Costello: I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 81152 (2024).