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From: KW53 <[3][FOI #25914 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:18 PM

To: OIA <[4][DIA request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - 54th Parliament - Wellington
Accommodation Claims

 

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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

 

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Kia ora KW53,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request
made to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Services

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Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

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