Ref: 2021-1656

 

Dear Mr T. Baker,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 28^th February 2021, requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“Please provide the following data relating to New Zealand Managed
Isolation & Quarantine:

- Total number of people through New Zealand MIQ facilities, broken down
by age group (0-9, 10-19 etc up to 80-89, 90+);

- Total number of positive cases of people through MIQ facilities, broken
down by age group;

- Total number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for
people who were identified as a positive case whilst in an MIQ facility,
broken down by age group;

- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;

- Total number of ICU admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for people
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;

- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;

- Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 following a positive test result
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;

- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group.”

 

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

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][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,

 

Please find attached correspondence related to your Official Information
Act request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 28
February 2021.

 

Regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information which was transferred
from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, received on 8
March 2021 for:

 

" Please provide the following data relating to New Zealand Managed
Isolation & Quarantine:
- Total number of people through New Zealand MIQ facilities, broken down
by age group (0-9, 10-19 etc up to 80-89, 90+);
- Total number of positive cases of people through MIQ facilities, broken
down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for
people who were identified as a positive case whilst in an MIQ facility,
broken down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for people
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 following a positive test result
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group. "

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202102606.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 7 April 2021, being 20
working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Kia ora T Baker
Thank you for your request or information on 8 March 2021 for: 
"Please provide the following data relating to New Zealand Managed
Isolation & Quarantine:
- Total number of people through New Zealand MIQ facilities, broken down
by age group (0-9, 10-19 etc up to 80-89, 90+);
- Total number of positive cases of people through MIQ facilities, broken
down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for
people who were identified as a positive case whilst in an MIQ facility,
broken down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for people
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 following a positive test result
whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group."
Could you please clarify, are you requesting information in relation to
all people who have been through MIQF facilities (including locally
transmitted cases who are then moved into isolation facilities)? 
OR did you only want information in relation to cases which have been
imported from overseas, and have then entered MIQ facilities. 
Thank you

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Kia ora T Baker

 

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

 

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information received 10 April 2021
for:

 

            "- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19
related reasons for people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age
group;

- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;

- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group.

 

Regarding deaths, you stated: "The Ministry holds health records on
positive cases only. If someone did not test positive for COVID-19 and
died while at MIO, the Ministry would not hold their record. As such, this
part of your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) as the information
requested is not held by the

Ministry and there are no grounds for believing it is held by another
agency subject to the Act."

 

For the record, can you please clarify that the Ministry of Health, nor
any other ministry holds no information regarding the health outcomes of
individuals in MIQ facilities, unless it relates to COVID-19? I find it
remarkable that no Ministry holds data for people hospitalised, admitted
to ICU, or who died, whilst under mandatory detention in MIQ facilities
for non-COVID reasons."

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202104142.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 10 May 2021, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.  

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Kia ora
That is correct as per the information provided to you under the Act, the
Ministry of Health does not collect information on persons in MIQ in
relation to non-COVID related health conditions. 
Health services at MIQs are provided by the DHBs, who are not believed to
track this data either. If you would like to enquire further on these
specific points we suggest approaching any DHB relevant to your query for
information.
Kind regards

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

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From: Mr T. Baker <[FOI #14786 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 10 April 2021 18:46
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your request for official information (ref:
H202102606)
 
Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for your reply.

Three points in my request for information remain unanswered:
- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for
people whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group.

Regarding deaths, you stated: "The Ministry holds health records on
positive cases only. If someone did not test positive for COVID-19 and
died while at MIO, the Ministry would not hold their record. As such, this
part of your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) as the information
requested is not held by the
Ministry and there are no grounds for believing it is held by another
agency subject to the Act."

For the record, can you please clarify that the Ministry of Health, nor
any other ministry holds no information regarding the health outcomes of
individuals in MIQ facilities, unless it relates to COVID-19? I find it
remarkable that no Ministry holds data for people hospitalised, admitted
to ICU, or who died, whilst under mandatory detention in MIQ facilities
for non-COVID reasons.

Yours sincerely,

Mr T. Baker

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