5746 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 08 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5746 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	03 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05746_2026
Document guid:	91db5c6a-9a6d-4540-b921-54057f866ee7

5746 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Associate Minister of Education: How many, if any, school lunches were delivered late during the week of February 16th 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, during the week of 16 February 2026, there were 415 (0.06%) late lunches from a total 675,940 meals delivered reported by external model suppliers. Late deliveries from external suppliers were due to severe weather events impacting delivery.