Thank you for contacting Hon. Penny Simmonds, Member of Parliament for
Invercargill, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Tertiary
Education & Skills and Associate Minister for Social Development &
Employment.
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receives a large amount of correspondence, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response.
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The Office of Hon. Penny Simmonds
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Dear Nick,

 

Thank you for your email of 4 November in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request, which reads as follows:

 

- Copies of all letters and emails (including any attachments/appendices)
from external organisations (e.g. alcohol & beverage companies) to
yourself/your office, relating to the so called 'container return scheme'
proposed policy (including similar names that relate to this policy).

- Timeframe is from the day you became Minister for the Environment, to
today, 4 Nov 2024.

- Copies of all letters and emails from yourself/your office to these
external organisations in response to any correspondence from them.

 

Minister Simmonds is considering your request in accordance with the Act,
and you can expect a response by 2 December 2024.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Penny Simmonds

Minister for the Environment | Tertiary Education and Skills

Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment

 

 

P: 04 817 6815

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Penny Simmonds, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

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