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Details of any payments, whether in part or in full, made to vaccine producers and/or suppliers in respect of Covid19 vaccines

Robin Benson made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health did not have the information requested.

From: Robin Benson

To: Ministry of Health

Official Information Act 1982 ("Act")
SARS-CoV-2 ("Covid19")

This is an official request for information pursuant to the Act.

1. Please provide any and all cost data, whether in part or aggregate, relating to the securing, support, funding, purchase of Covid19 vaccine, or any other type of payment made to or financial agreement agreed with vaccine producers and/or developers and/or suppliers in the context of Covid19.

2. Please confirm Ministry of Health policy is in relation to the public provision of this and related cost data following the conclusion of those commercial agreements.

I hereby confirm that I meet the requirements of the Act in making this request.

Should you require any evidence concerning meeting requirements pursuant to section 12 of the Act please respond without delay outlining:

(a) the forms of evidence you deem acceptable and an email address to which such information can be sent, and

(b) the genuine and reasonable grounds for requiring such evidence.

Yours faithfully

Robin Benson (Mr)

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From: Robin Benson

Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide a response to this request as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully,

Robin Benson

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From: OIA Requests

Kia ora Robin
Please refer to the Ministry's email to you of 9 February 2021 where we
did respond to this request for official information.  Perhaps you are
referring to a different request you have submitted.
Have a lovely day,
OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
L1 North, Yellow, 113 Molesworth St, Wellington

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From: Robin Benson <[FOI #14336 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2021 11:51
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Details of any payments,
whether in part or in full, made to vaccine producers and/or suppliers in
respect of Covid19 vaccines
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide a response to this request as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully,

Robin Benson

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From: Robin Benson

Dear OIA Requests,

I can not see your response anywhere. Could you please re-send.

Yours sincerely,

Robin Benson

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From: OIA Requests

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Kia ora again
Please find attached.

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From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 5 March 2021 09:59
To: Robin Benson <[FYI request #14336 email]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Details of any payments,
whether in part or in full, made to vaccine producers and/or suppliers in
respect of Covid19 vaccines
 
Kia ora Robin
Please refer to the Ministry's email to you of 9 February 2021 where we
did respond to this request for official information.  Perhaps you are
referring to a different request you have submitted.
Have a lovely day,
OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
L1 North, Yellow, 113 Molesworth St, Wellington

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From: Robin Benson <[FYI request #14336 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2021 11:51
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Details of any payments,
whether in part or in full, made to vaccine producers and/or suppliers in
respect of Covid19 vaccines
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide a response to this request as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully,

Robin Benson

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From: Robin Benson

Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for the clarification. I have an OIA request with MBIE for the same.

Why did it take you so long to respond only to advise you did not hold this information?

Yours sincerely,

Robin Benson

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From: OIA Requests

Kia ora Robin
We do apologize that we were only able to respond to your request on the
final day with a refusal.  The Ministry was attempting to transfer your
request to MBIE early in the process as the Ministry does not hold the
information and is of the perspective that this was best placed with
MBIE.  However we did not receive a response from MBIE and a such, we were
obligated to give you a decision, which subsequently resulted in the
refusal.

I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the
Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made
under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.

Thanks again.

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From: Robin Benson <[FYI request #14336 email]>
Sent: Friday, 5 March 2021 12:27
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Details of any payments,
whether in part or in full, made to vaccine producers and/or suppliers in
respect of Covid19 vaccines
 
Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for the clarification. I have an OIA request with MBIE for the
same.

Why did it take you so long to respond only to advise you did not hold
this information?

Yours sincerely,

Robin Benson

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From: Robin Benson

Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for the follow up information. This reflects very poorly on MoH on the basis that MBIE seemingly has ignored you and/or my request. Indeed MBIE's lack of action ranks up there with throwing MBIE under the bus as it were.

I appreciate your reply nonetheless.

Yours sincerely,

Robin Benson

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From: Robin Benson

Dear OIA Requests,

*MoH under the bus (correction).

Yours sincerely,

Robin Benson

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