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-----Original Message-----
From: M Bell <[FOI #25344 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2024 2:07 PM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Minister of Finance Indemnity Documents in Relation to Influenza Vaccine

Dear Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance

On page 2 of the MBIE Pfizer Indemnity Business Case, signed off by the then Minister of Finance it is stated that ...
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“The Minister of Finance has given an indemnity in relation to influenza vaccine on four occasions:
o A 2016 APA with Seqirus Ltd (previously bioCSL and CSL), renewing a 2005 APA with CSL for the supply of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine o A 2009 APA with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for supply of pandemic flu vaccine o A 2007 contract with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for the supply of 100,000 vaccination courses of H5N1 non-pandemic vaccine."
*********************************************
My request is, please provide those four documents.

Yours faithfully,
M Bell

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Letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, attached.

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

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-----Original Message-----
From: M Bell <[FOI #25344 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2024 2:07 PM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Minister of Finance Indemnity Documents in Relation to Influenza Vaccine

Dear Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance

On page 2 of the MBIE Pfizer Indemnity Business Case, signed off by the then Minister of Finance it is stated that ...
*********************************************
“The Minister of Finance has given an indemnity in relation to influenza vaccine on four occasions:
o A 2016 APA with Seqirus Ltd (previously bioCSL and CSL), renewing a 2005 APA with CSL for the supply of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine o A 2009 APA with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for supply of pandemic flu vaccine o A 2007 contract with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for the supply of 100,000 vaccination courses of H5N1 non-pandemic vaccine."
*********************************************
My request is, please provide those four documents.

Yours faithfully,
M Bell

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Letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, attached.

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: M Bell <[FYI request #25344 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2024 2:07 PM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Minister of Finance Indemnity Documents in Relation to Influenza Vaccine

Dear Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance

On page 2 of the MBIE Pfizer Indemnity Business Case, signed off by the then Minister of Finance it is stated that ...
*********************************************
“The Minister of Finance has given an indemnity in relation to influenza vaccine on four occasions:
o A 2016 APA with Seqirus Ltd (previously bioCSL and CSL), renewing a 2005 APA with CSL for the supply of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine o A 2009 APA with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for supply of pandemic flu vaccine o A 2007 contract with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for the supply of 100,000 vaccination courses of H5N1 non-pandemic vaccine."
*********************************************
My request is, please provide those four documents.

Yours faithfully,
M Bell

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Letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, attached.

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

-----Original Message-----
From: M Bell <[FYI request #25344 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2024 2:07 PM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Minister of Finance Indemnity Documents in Relation to Influenza Vaccine

Dear Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance

On page 2 of the MBIE Pfizer Indemnity Business Case, signed off by the then Minister of Finance it is stated that ...
*********************************************
“The Minister of Finance has given an indemnity in relation to influenza vaccine on four occasions:
o A 2016 APA with Seqirus Ltd (previously bioCSL and CSL), renewing a 2005 APA with CSL for the supply of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine o A 2009 APA with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for supply of pandemic flu vaccine o A 2007 contract with Baxter Healthcare Ltd for the supply of 100,000 vaccination courses of H5N1 non-pandemic vaccine."
*********************************************
My request is, please provide those four documents.

Yours faithfully,
M Bell

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Hon Nicola Willis considers all correspondence important and appreciates
you taking the time to write. As the Minister receives a large amount of
correspondence, it is not always possible to personally reply to all
emails.

o If your correspondence is diary related, requests will be processed
accordingly.
o If your correspondence requires a response, you can expect a response
in due course.
o If your correspondence relates to another Minister's portfolio, your
correspondence will be transferred to the appropriate Minister.
o If your correspondence expresses an opinion, it will be noted.
o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
o If your request relates to media, it will be referred to the media
team.
o Latest information from the Beehive can be found
here: [1]https://www.beehive.govt.nz/
o If you are concerned about someone's wellbeing, you can call your
local mental health crisis team.   
o A full list of numbers is available here:
[2]https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/s...

Thank you for the taking the time to write.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Office of Hon Nicola Willis

 

Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for
Social Investment | Associate Minister of Climate Change.

Freepost: Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 

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Dear M Bell

On behalf of Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, thank you for your further email.

I can advise that the confidentiality clauses still apply to the indemnity sections for the reasons outlined in the reply letter that you have already received.

Kind regards

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

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-----Original Message-----
From: M Bell <[FOI #25344 email]>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 6:25 PM
To: Nicola Willis <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Minister of Finance Indemnity Documents in Relation to Influenza Vaccine

Dear Nicola Willis,
Thanks very much for the response so far.
Actually I specifically wanted to see examples of the general terms of the indemnities, these appear to be in the schedules of the documents, and these have been fully redacted in the 2 have been supplied.
Noted that the reasoning for the redaction is given as 9(2)(b)(ii) and 9(2)(ba)(ii) of the OIA 1982. These are however agreements from some years back, and unless these indemnities are currently active in some relevant way, can this be provided in a less redacted manner? If you deem that the redactions are definitely necessary can you please explain more specifically how and why those 2 sections of the act apply in this case?
Yours sincerely,
M Bell

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Letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, attached.

Private Secretary | Office of Hon Nicola Willis Minister of Finance | Minister for the Public Service | Minister for Social Investment Associate Minister of Climate Change Private Bag 18 888 |Parliament Buildings |Wellington 6011 www.beehive.govt.nz

The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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