8678 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question
Published date: 17 Mar 2025
8678 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education: How many complaints, if any, were there regarding the lunches provided by the School Lunches Collective during the week of February 24th 2025 directed towards the Ministry of Education?
Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that during from 24 February to 28 February 2025, we have received 62 contacts from 46 schools about the School Lunch Collective. Key feedback included food/menu suitability, quality, late delivery, meal quantity, and special diets. The Ministry is actively monitoring the agree service levels during implementation and early stages of the programme.