Calculations To Support Vote Health Claims
Andrew Riddell made this Official Information request to Simeon Brown
The request was refused by Simeon Brown.
From: Andrew Riddell
Dear Simeon Brown,
In a response to an earlier information request of mine you provided the following information on 24 June 2025:
Vote Health Operating, Nominal ($Million), 2024/25 financial year 26,354
Vote Health Operating, Nominal ($Million), 2025/26 financial year 28,305
Please provide all communications, calculations and worksheets you have received on the composition of these two numbers. In particular, which categories of appropriations in the Vote Health Estimates of Appropriations are included in these figures.
Please treat this request as urgent because of the considerable time you have spent so far obfuscating over providing this information.
Nga mihi,
Andrew Riddell
From: Simeon Brown (MIN)
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From: Simeon Brown (MIN)
Simeon Brown
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on XXX, in which you requested the following information:
"In a response to an earlier information request of mine you provided the following information on 24 June 2025:
Vote Health Operating, Nominal ($Million), 2024/25 financial year 26,354 Vote Health Operating, Nominal ($Million), 2025/26 financial year 28,305
Please provide all communications, calculations and worksheets you have received on the composition of these two numbers. In particular, which categories of appropriations in the Vote Health Estimates of Appropriations are included in these figures."
Your request will be answered within the provisions of the Official Information Act.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Health, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Auckland
Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Reef Stewart
Dear Andrew
Please find attached correspondence from the Office of Hon Simeon Brown,
Minister of Health.
Kind regards
Reef
Reef Stewart
Ministerial Advisor | Office of Hon Simeon Brown
Minister of Health
Minister for State Owned Enterprises
Minister for Auckland
Email: [1][email address] Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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Andrew Riddell left an annotation ()
Update - further examination of the this third response by the Minister provided enough information to allow me to work out where the claimed health spending figures came from.
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