Dear M P Ross

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From: Mr M P Ross [mailto:[FOI #7326 email]]
Sent: Friday, 23 February 2018 1:34 PM
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Staff's time and taxpayers money researching Maternity Clothing for the Prime Minister.

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

In reference to the following article ( https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashi...) and particularly the Statement " Ardern's team had researched maternity clothing stores online and found 3 Bears, in West Auckland's Titirangi, to have the best on offer".

Under the Official Information 1982, I request the following information.

A) How many people were in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Maternity Clothing 'Team'?

B) Were this team part of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's official staff?

C) Were this team being paid by the New Zealand Taxpayer/ Parliamentary Services to research maternity clothes from the Prime Minister? If not, who were they paid by?

C (i) If so, what is the estimated of this research, to the New Zealand Taxpayer (Full breakdown of associated costs) ?

D. What was the combined time spent on this research?

Yours faithfully,

Mr M P Ross

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