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Good morning Anna,

  

Thank you for your email 25 June 2024 in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request as follows:

 

 

1) All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston and Hon Penny Simmonds
regarding Flexible Funding

 

2) All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston's staff and Hon Penny
Simmonds' staff regarding Flexible Funding.

 

For avoidance of doubt, correspondence includes emails, text messages,
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memos, aide-memoires, briefings, meeting minutes, and so forth.

 

Similarly, 'staff' refers to both Ministerial staff and seconded Private
Secretaries.

 

 

    

Hon Louise Upston is considering your request in accordance with the Act,
and you can expect a response by 24 July 2024.  

 

Kind Regards

 

Sarah 

  

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-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Wilson <[1][FOI #27375 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 2:17 PM
To: Louise Upston (MIN) <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Request for correspondence on
Flexible Funding

 

Good afternoon,

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I am requesting the following
information:

 

1) All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston and Hon Penny Simmonds
regarding Flexible Funding

 

2) All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston's staff and Hon Penny
Simmonds' staff regarding Flexible Funding.

 

For avoidance of doubt, correspondence includes emails, text messages,
call logs, whats app messages, signal messages, facebook messages, notes,
memos, aide-memoires, briefings, meeting minutes, and so forth.

 

Similarly, 'staff' refers to both Ministerial staff and seconded Private
Secretaries.

 

Kind regards,

 

Anna Wilson

 

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Kia ora Anna

 

Further to your email dated 25 June 2024 in which you submitted an
Official Information Act Request to the Minister for Disability Issues
requesting:

 

 1. All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston and Hon Penny Simmonds
regarding Flexible Funding
 2. All correspondence between Hon Louise Upston's staff and Hon Penny
Simmonds' staff regarding Flexible Funding.

 

As per previous communication with the Minister please see attached
response to your OIA request.

 

Please accept our apologies for the short delay in getting this to you.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Disability Issues Portfolio | Office of Hon Louise Upston

Minister for Social Development & Employment

Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

Minister for Disability Issues

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

 

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

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