Kia ora David,

Thank you for your email received 3rd March 2025, in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

I would like to understand in more detail the timeline of events after Andrew Bayly MP resigned his ministerial portfolios. It was reported in media that Bayly resigned "late Friday evening" (that being Friday February 21st, 2025). It was not announced until the following Monday that he had resigned.

1. At exactly what time was Mr Bayly's resignation from these ministerial portfolios accepted by the Prime Minister?

2. At what time exactly was the governor-general advised that Andrew Bayly had resigned as Minister for ACC?
3. At what time exactly was Scott Simpson appointed Minister for ACC by the Prime Minister?
4. At what time exactly was Scott Simpson notified that he had been appointed Minister for ACC by the Prime Minister?
5. At what time exactly did the governor-general issue a ministerial warrant to Scott Simpson for the ACC portfolio?
6. During the period between when Andrew Bayly resigned, and Scott Simpson was issued a ministerial warrant, who was responsible for the ACC portfolio?
7. Was there any period of time when there was no minister in charge of the ACC portfolio, or any period of time when that responsibility was unclear? If so, please provide details of when this period of time started and ended.

8. At what time exactly was the governor-general advised that Andrew Bayly had resigned as Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing?
9. At what time exactly was Chris Penk appointed Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing by the Prime Minister?
10. At what time exactly was Chris Penk notified that he had been appointed Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing by the Prime Minister?
11. At what time exactly did the governor-general issue a ministerial warrant to Chris Penk for the Small Business and Manufacturing portfolio?
12. During the period between when Andrew Bayly resigned, and Chris Penk was issued a ministerial warrant, who was responsible for the Small Business and Manufacturing portfolio?
13. Was there any period of time when there was no minister in charge of the Small Business and Manufacturing portfolio, or any period of time when that responsibility was unclear? If so, please provide details of when this period of time started and ended.

14. At what time exactly was the governor-general advised that Andrew Bayly had resigned as Minister of Statistics?
15. At what time exactly was Shane Reti appointed Minister of Statistics by the Prime Minister?
16. At what time exactly was Shane Reti notified that he had been appointed Minister of Statistics by the Prime Minister?
17. At what time exactly did the governor-general issue a ministerial warrant to Shane Reti for the Statistics portfolio?
18. During the period between when Andrew Bayly resigned, and Shane Reti was issued a ministerial warrant, who was responsible for the Statistics portfolio?
19. Was there any period of time when there was no minister in charge of the Statistics portfolio, or any period of time when that responsibility was unclear? If so, please provide details of when this period of time started and ended.

Your request is being considered in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 31st March 2025 (date determined by the OIA calculator).

Ngā mihi nui

Sonya Ford
Correspondence Lead Advisor | Office of Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister
Minister for National Security and Intelligence
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

 
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