
08 July 2026
Michael Riconosciuto
[FYI request #34742 email]
Dear Michael
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 20
May 2026. You requested:
What advice has the Minister received recommending that the number of public
servants should be limited to 1% of the population?
I believe that the information you have requested is more closely connected to the
functions of the Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government. Accordingly,
I have decided, under section 14(b)(i ) of the Official Information Act 1982, to transfer
your request to the Hon Paul Goldsmith, as the Minister for the Public Service and
Digitising Government.
I do not hold any information that Hon Paul Goldsmith does not also hold.
The Minister for the Public Service and Digitising Government has 20 working days
from receipt of this transfer to make a decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Hon Nicola Wil is
Minister of Finance