Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan
Cam Slater made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Cam Slater
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) I wish to request the Ministry of Health, between 5 July 2021 up to and including, the date of this request:
- Copies of reports, memos, correspondence, briefings, presentation and documents, written and electronic, pertaining to the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan inclusive of files or reports that analyse consultation.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts), Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health, connected to the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- A list of all submitters on the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- Copies of all reports, memos, correspondence, briefings and documents, written and electronic, relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020 discounting that connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts), Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health, connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020 discounting that connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings, written and electronic, with and between the Parliamentary Counsel Office and the Ministry relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020 discountingthat connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings, written and electronic, with and between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and/or Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or Minister of Trade, relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020.
-The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff employed by the Ministry to work on tobacco control.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff employed by the Ministry to work in the Vaping Regulatory Authority.
- The budget for tobacco control and the Vaping Regulatory Authority in financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff employed by the Ministry to work in public health policy and the turnover rate for policy staff in financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22 (year to date).
Should you deem it inappropriate to withhold the above information, I ask you to provide the reason for the refusal and the grounds in support of that reason, as required by section 19(a)(i) and (ii) of the Official Information Act 1982.
If you require any clarification of the intend of the request, please do not hesitate to contact me on this email.
Yours faithfully,
Cam Slater
From: OIA Requests
Tēnā koe Cam,
Thank you for your request for official information for information about
the Smokefree Aotearoa Acton Plan.
We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as the current scope of your request is for
a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused under
section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.
If it is possible for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting
a shorter time frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you
with information.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Cam Slater <[FOI #16655 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2021 13:48
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action
Plan
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) I wish to request the
Ministry of Health, between 5 July 2021 up to and including, the date of
this request:
- Copies of reports, memos, correspondence, briefings, presentation and
documents, written and electronic, pertaining to the Smokefree Aotearoa
2025 Action Plan inclusive of files or reports that analyse consultation.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts),
Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the
Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health,
connected to the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- A list of all submitters on the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- Copies of all reports, memos, correspondence, briefings and documents,
written and electronic, relating to the Smokefree Environments and
Regulated Products Act 2020 discounting that connected to the Smokefree
Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts),
Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the
Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health,
connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020
discounting that connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated
Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings,
written and electronic, with and between the Parliamentary Counsel Office
and the Ministry relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated
Products Act 2020 discountingthat connected to the Smokefree Environments
and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings,
written and electronic, with and between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade and/or Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or Minister of Trade,
relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020.
-The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work on tobacco control.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work in the Vaping Regulatory Authority.
- The budget for tobacco control and the Vaping Regulatory Authority in
financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work in public health policy and the turnover
rate for policy staff in financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22
(year to date).
Should you deem it inappropriate to withhold the above information, I ask
you to provide the reason for the refusal and the grounds in support of
that reason, as required by section 19(a)(i) and (ii) of the Official
Information Act 1982.
If you require any clarification of the intend of the request, please do
not hesitate to contact me on this email.
Yours faithfully,
Cam Slater
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Kia ora Cam
We are writing to follow up on the refinement email sent to you on 7
September 2021 regarding your request for information.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
From: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2021 3:17 pm
To: Cam Slater <[FOI #16655 email]>
Subject: Refinement of your request (Official Information request -
Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan)
Tēnā koe Cam,
Thank you for your request for official information for information about
the Smokefree Aotearoa Acton Plan.
We are contacting you in accordance with section 18B of the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) as the current scope of your request is for
a very large volume of information. Your request may be refused under
section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be made
available without substantial collation or research.
If it is possible for you to narrow the scope of your request by selecting
a shorter time frame or specifying a topic, we may be able to provide you
with information.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[3]Ministry of Health information releases
[4]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Cam Slater <[5][FOI #16655 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2021 13:48
To: OIA Requests <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action
Plan
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) I wish to request the
Ministry of Health, between 5 July 2021 up to and including, the date of
this request:
- Copies of reports, memos, correspondence, briefings, presentation and
documents, written and electronic, pertaining to the Smokefree Aotearoa
2025 Action Plan inclusive of files or reports that analyse consultation.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts),
Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the
Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health,
connected to the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- A list of all submitters on the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan.
- Copies of all reports, memos, correspondence, briefings and documents,
written and electronic, relating to the Smokefree Environments and
Regulated Products Act 2020 discounting that connected to the Smokefree
Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of correspondence, emails, Cabinet Papers (including drafts),
Ministerial Briefings (including drafts) and reports, with and between the
Ministry, the Minister of Health and/or Associate Ministers of Health,
connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020
discounting that connected to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated
Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings,
written and electronic, with and between the Parliamentary Counsel Office
and the Ministry relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated
Products Act 2020 discountingthat connected to the Smokefree Environments
and Regulated Products Regulations 2021.
- Copies of all correspondence, emails, meeting notes or briefings,
written and electronic, with and between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade and/or Minister of Foreign Affairs and/or Minister of Trade,
relating to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 2020.
-The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work on tobacco control.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work in the Vaping Regulatory Authority.
- The budget for tobacco control and the Vaping Regulatory Authority in
financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22.
- The number of staff on an FTE basis and the designations of staff
employed by the Ministry to work in public health policy and the turnover
rate for policy staff in financial years 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22
(year to date).
Should you deem it inappropriate to withhold the above information, I ask
you to provide the reason for the refusal and the grounds in support of
that reason, as required by section 19(a)(i) and (ii) of the Official
Information Act 1982.
If you require any clarification of the intend of the request, please do
not hesitate to contact me on this email.
Yours faithfully,
Cam Slater
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Is [8][Ministry of Health request email] the wrong address for Official Information
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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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Kia ora Cam
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
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