David Seymour: Deputy Prime Minister on Pharmac's savings to increase medicine access and New Zealand's stance on Palestine - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

David Seymour believes a refresh of Pharmac's operations is benefiting New Zealanders. 

Its latest funding proposal includes five new medicines for breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, eye conditions, and lung cancer. 

The Associate Health Minister says a board and leadership change has worked well, and the next step is ensuring strong budget bids. 

Seymour told Mike Hosking that instead of Pharmac working within a set allocation, it will now go to the Finance Minister each year for funding. 

When it comes to recognising Palestine, David Seymour appears to be backing a more cautious approach to the thorny question. 

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to announce our decision at the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday.  

Doing so would mean our country joins the likes of Australia, the UK, and France.  

Seymour told Hosking he has his own opinion on the matter but will support any Government position.  

He suggests some countries are jumping up and down for political theatre, but New Zealand will consider all the facts.  

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