Where has the $6 billion to upgrade our hospitals and health infrastructure gone
Athina Andonatou made this Official Information request to Andrew Little
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From: Athina Andonatou
Dear Andrew Little,
One of Labour's election promises was to invest an extra $6 billion to upgrade our hospitals and health infrastructure https://www.labour.org.nz/health. My questions are:
1) How much of this money has been used/invested?
2) Who are the recipients?
3) How much did each recipient receive? And
3) What was it spent on?
I look forward to your reply
Yours faithfully,
Athina
From: A Little Office (MIN)
Andrew Little
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From: A Little Office (MIN)
Andrew Little
Kia ora
On behalf of Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health, thank you for your Official Information request of [DATE/YEAR].
You requested:
"One of Labour's election promises was to invest an extra $6 billion to upgrade our hospitals and health infrastructure https://www.labour.org.nz/health. My questions are:
1) How much of this money has been used/invested?
2) Who are the recipients?
3) How much did each recipient receive? And
3) What was it spent on? "
The information requested appears to be more closely associated with the functions and responsibilities of Health NZ. Accordingly I am transferring your request to the Ministry of Health under section 14(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to review this decision to transfer your request for information.
Ngâ mihi nui
Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [Andrew Little request email] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of Health, Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to The Royal Commission’s Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry
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From: Athina Andonatou [mailto:[FOI #19982 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2022 12:44 PM
To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Where has the $6 billion to upgrade our hospitals and health infrastructure gone
Dear Andrew Little,
One of Labour's election promises was to invest an extra $6 billion to upgrade our hospitals and health infrastructure https://www.labour.org.nz/health. My questions are:
1) How much of this money has been used/invested?
2) Who are the recipients?
3) How much did each recipient receive? And
3) What was it spent on?
I look forward to your reply
Yours faithfully,
Athina
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