IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES IN GOVT DEPARTMENTS

One of the things on Nationals agenda is to create t some efficiencies in the public service.

There has been some high level talk about how to consolidate some departments, ministries and organisations.

Getting rid of Women's Affairs is top of my agenda - as is Families Commission - They should be folded back into the Super Social Development Ministry.

Its big, but it largely does a reasonable job.

Ministry for the Environment could be devolved into both Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and DOC without too much trouble.

But the one that is being talked about openly, is the amalgamation of MORST, FORST and Trade and Enterprise. There are suggestions that if he is returned Pete Hodgson is planning a significant change of his own, a merger of the three. Collaboration between the three has increased this year and Hodgson wants more efficiencies.


Trade and Enterprise is the logical umbrella for the other two as it will give them a sharper commercial focus.