Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

I am writing to query claims made by Members of the House of the 54th Parliament under 'Members of Parliament (Accommodation Services for Members and Travel Services for Family Members) Determination 2023'.

Can you please confirm the below questions.

Speaker:
- Does the Speaker maintain and Office Residence, or an alternative Wellington residence?
- If an alternative Wellington residence, does the speaker own said residence and rent himself back the residence?
- If above true, what is the weekly rent charged/claimed by Speaker to himself? Or if not available by week, the total amount claimed since the beginning of the 54th Parliament.

Ministers:
- Which Ministers have Official Residences as defined by clause 26 and which maintain an alternative Wellington residence?
- Of those who maintain an alternative Wellington residence, which Ministers own said alternative residences and rent themselves back the residence?
- Of those who own and rent back to themselves, what is the weekly rent charged/claimed by each Minister? Or if not available by week, the total amount claimed since the beginning of the 54th Parliament.
- Of those who own and rent back to themselves, can you provide which Wellington suburbs these are located in (for Market Rent comparisons.)

Members:
- Which members own and rent themselves back their approved Wellington accommodation?
- Of those who own and rent back to themselves, what is the weekly rent charged/claimed by each Minister? Or if not available by week, the total amount claimed since the beginning of the 54th Parliament.
- Of those who own and rent back to themselves, can you provide which Wellington suburbs these are located in (for Market Rent comparisons.)

I am also seeking confirmation on if this information is regularly published anywhere to the public at a high level (ex MP accommodation costs claimed over a year) or if it is only OIA-able.

Thank you in advance for the above.

Yours faithfully,

KW53