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Dear Aaron

On behalf of the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Finance and Minister for Infrastructure, I acknowledge receipt of your letter of 22 April 2017 requesting:

"the current budget's allocation to gender reassignment surgeries, secondary surgeries, ongoing treatments (ie hormonal treatments). I would also like any other associated costs, such as psychological services provided.
I am requesting the dollar figures, the number of funded surgeries are readily available, there is no mention however of cost.”

Your request was received in this office on 22 April 2017 and will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act.

Yours sincerely

Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary

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Katy Greco-Ainslie
Private Secretary to Hon Steven Joyce
Minister of Finance
Minister for Infrastructure
Phone (04) 817 9091

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Dear Aaron

 

On behalf of Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of Health, thank you for
your email, which was received by this office as a transfer on 09 May
2017, requesting under the Official Information Act 1982:

 

“ the current budget’s allocation to gender reassignment surgeries,
secondary surgeries, ongoing treatments (ie hormonal treatments). I would
also like any other associated costs, such as psychological services
provided. I am requesting the dollar figures, the number of funded
surgeries are available, there is no mention of cost.”

 

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being received in this office. Please note that a working day is defined
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ending 15 January the following year.

 

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Kind regards,

 

Melissa Buckle

Private Secretary (Admin) I Office of the Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman

Minister of Health, Minister for Sport and Recreation

 

 

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Dear Aaron,

Please find attached the response to your request for information of 9 May 2017.

Kind regards,

Melissa Buckle
Private Secretary (Admin) I Office of the Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman
Minister of Health, Minister for Sport and Recreation

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