Ref: 2021-1458

 

Dear Robin,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 9^th February 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1.      Please provide any and all details of MBIE and/or NZ government
investigation, including dates and frequency of assessment, into treatment
and/or mitigation of Covid19. Such treatments/mitigations may include the
following examples: (a) Hydroxychloroquine (also known as HCQ) (b)
Hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with zinc (b) Ivermectin (c) Vitamin D
(d) REGN-COV2 (e) LY-CoV555 (antibody) (f) LY-CoV016 (antibody) (g)
Remdesivir

2.      If there are no details pursuant to the above, why is this the
case? Please provide a comprehensive response including logical and
evidence supporting any such decisions to not undertake assessments as
applicable.

3.      If the MBIE is not the correct governmental agency to provide
responses to the above, please outline which agency/agencies would be
responsible as a matter of urgency. 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.

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

Please note, due to ongoing COVID-19 response work, requests are currently
being triaged and those relating to Covid-19 processed as a priority.
Remaining requests are being assessed as per the Ombudsman’s guidance
(which can be found here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/chief-ombudsmans-statement-official-information-response-times-during-covid-19-emergency)
and processed accordingly.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [2][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Good afternoon Mr Benson,

 

Please see attached MBIE’s response to your official information act
request.

 

Kind regards,

Lisa

 

Ministerial Project Co-ordinator

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