Payment for Use of NZ Defence Force Nurses During Strike on 12 July 2018

Simon Ewing-Jarvie made this Official Information request to David Clark

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From: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

Dear David Clark,
I am making this information request to you in your capacity as Minister of Health.

On 24 July, the Minister of Defence announced via Ministerial Statement to the Parliament (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1807/S0...) that New Zealand Defence Force medical personnel had been employed in a number of hospitals to provide coverage during the nurses strike on 12 July 2018.

What payments have been or will be made to the New Zealand Defence Force to cover the cost of the 17 personnel provided in those hospitals?

Yours faithfully,

Simon Ewing-Jarvie

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Dear Simon,

 

Thank you for your email dated 25 July 2018 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

“On 24 July, the Minister of Defence announced via Ministerial Statement
to the Parliament
(http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1807/S0...)
that New Zealand Defence Force medical personnel had been employed in a
number of hospitals to provide coverage during the nurses strike on 12
July 2018.

 

What payments have been or will be made to the New Zealand Defence Force
to cover the cost of the 17 personnel provided in those hospitals?”

 

Pursuant to section 15 (1) of the Act we will endeavour to respond to your
request as soon as possible, and no later than 22 August 2018 being 20
working days after the day your request was received.   If we are unable
to respond to your request within this timeframe, we will notify you of an
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Yours sincerely,

 

Fiona Tora

Private Secretary

Office of Hon Dr David Clark

Minister of Health

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: Simon Ewing-Jarvie
[[1]mailto:[FOI #8382 email]]

Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2018 11:19 AM

To: D Clark (MIN) <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Payment for Use of NZ Defence
Force Nurses During Strike on 12 July 2018

 

Dear David Clark,

I am making this information request to you in your capacity as Minister
of Health.

 

On 24 July, the Minister of Defence announced via Ministerial Statement to
the Parliament
([3]http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1807/S0...)
that New Zealand Defence Force medical personnel had been employed in a
number of hospitals to provide coverage during the nurses strike on 12
July 2018.

 

What payments have been or will be made to the New Zealand Defence Force
to cover the cost of the 17 personnel provided in those hospitals?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Simon Ewing-Jarvie

 

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From: Catherine Graham

Dear Mr Ewing-Jarvie

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982
received on 25 July 2018 for:

 

“On 24 July, the Minister of Defence announced via Ministerial Statement
to the Parliament
(http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1807/S0...)
that New Zealand Defence Force medical personnel had been employed in a
number of hospitals to provide coverage during the nurses strike on 12
July 2018.

What payments have been or will be made to the New Zealand Defence Force
to cover the cost of the 17 personnel provided in those hospitals?”

 

The information requested appears to be more closely associated with the
functions and responsibilities of the Minister of Defence. Accordingly I
am transferring your request to the Minister of Defence, Minister Ron
Mark, under section 14 (b) (ii) of the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Catherine Graham

Private Secretary- Correspondence

Office of Hon Dr David Clark Minister of Health, Associate Minister of
Finance

Parliament Buildings

Wellington

 

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Simon Ewing-Jarvie left an annotation ()

Minister of Health has transferred this request to the Minister of Defence.

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Simon Ewing-Jarvie left an annotation ()

This was transferred to the Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, on 2 August 2018. It was therefore due for reply by 30 August. I have sent a followup email to Mark's office.

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Simon Ewing-Jarvie left an annotation ()

Ron Mark's office dropped the ball on this one. Two week's after the answer was due and in response to my follow-up email to them, they replied to say that NZDF was not going to seek any reimbursement for the cost of the 17 nurses used during the strike.

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