TPP 11 benefits and costs
Andrew Riddell made this Official Information request to Minister of Trade
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From: Andrew Riddell
Dear Minister of Trade,
On 8 July 2017 you sent the following tweet: "Japan & NZ are showing leadership in Asia-Pacific by progressing TPP. It has huge strategic and economic gains. #KentaroSonoura @MFATgovtNZ"
Please provide copies of all reports and advice you have received this year (2017) that support the claim made in the tweet quoted above about huge strategic and economic gains.
Please also provide copies of any other reports or advice you have received on the costs and/or benefits of TPP without the United States of America in it (commonly referred to as TPP 11).
Yours faithfully,
Andrew Riddell
From: T McClay (MIN)
Minister of Trade
On behalf of Hon Todd McClay, thank you for your email.
Your comments will be noted. If you have requested a formal response, this
will be forthcoming in due course.
Thank you once again for taking the time to get in touch.
Regards,
Office of Hon Todd McClay
[email address]
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From: Cameron Munro
Dear Andrew Riddell
Ref 009-17
On behalf of Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade, thank you for your email
of 9 June 2017 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act:
On 8 July 2017 you sent the following tweet: "Japan & NZ are showing
leadership in Asia-Pacific by progressing TPP. It has huge strategic and
economic gains. #KentaroSonoura @MFATgovtNZ"
Please provide copies of all reports and advice you have received this
year (2017) that support the claim made in the tweet quoted above about
huge strategic and economic gains.
Please also provide copies of any other reports or advice you have
received on the costs and/or benefits of TPP without the United States of
America in it (commonly referred to as TPP 11).
The Minister is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and
will respond to you in due course.
Yours sincerely
Cameron Munrio
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From: Cameron Munro
Dear Andrew Riddell
On behalf of Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade, please find attached a
response to your OIA request of 12 June 2017.
Kind regards
Cam Munro | Private Secretary (Trade)
Office of Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade
Parliament Buildings | Wellington | New Zealand
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From: Andrew Riddell
Dear Cameron Munro,
Thank you for sending those documents in response to my OIA request to Todd McClay on TPP11.
I note that substantial parts of the documents have been removed as "out of scope".
I request that you send my the documents with the so-called out of scope parts included.
Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Riddell
From: Cameron Munro
Dear Andrew Riddell
Thank you for your follow up email received on 10 July 2017. I understand
that you now request everything that was deemed out of scope of your first
request received by Minister McClay on 12 June 2017.
The Minister is not in a position to provide this material to you
immediately, as officials need to review it to ensure it is appropriate to
release.
To this end, and in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982,
Minister McClay will respond to you in 20 working days with a decision on
your request.
Kind regards
Cam Munro | Private Secretary (Trade)
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Riddell
[mailto:[FOI #5989 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 8 July 2017 11:33 p.m.
To: Cameron Munro <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA response from Hon Todd McClay
Dear Cameron Munro,
Thank you for sending those documents in response to my OIA request to
Todd McClay on TPP11.
I note that substantial parts of the documents have been removed as "out
of scope".
I request that you send my the documents with the so-called out of scope
parts included.
Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Riddell
-----Original Message-----
Dear Andrew Riddell
On behalf of Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade, please find attached a
response to your OIA request of 12 June 2017.
Kind regards
Cam Munro | Private Secretary (Trade)
Office of Hon Todd McClay, Minister of Trade
Parliament Buildings | Wellington | New Zealand
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From: Lucy Vallance
Dear Andrew Riddell,
Attached is a response from Hon Todd McClay to your recent request under
the Official Information Act.
Kind regards
Lucy Vallance | Ministerial Secretary | Office of Hon Todd McClay
Minister of Trade | Minister for State Owned Enterprises
MP for Rotorua
Tel: DDI 04 817 6838
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From: Lucy Vallance
Lucy Vallance would like to recall the message, "OIA response".
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From: T McClay (MIN)
Minister of Trade
Dear Andrew Riddell,
Attached is a response from Hon Todd McClay to your recent request under
the Official Information Act.
Kind regards
Lucy Vallance | Ministerial Secretary | Office of Hon Todd McClay
Minister of Trade | Minister for State Owned Enterprises
MP for Rotorua
Tel: DDI 04 817 6838
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I recieved various briefings with some redactions. However there were substantial parts of these documents that were withheld as being out of scope.
I am requesting these be provided so I can judge whether they are out of scope or not.
As well, out of scope deletions from documents seems to me to be contrary to the open information principle of the OIA.
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