8810 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 17 Mar 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	8810 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	11 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_08810_2025
Document guid:	bd3012b7-65ce-40fe-9c6e-3b41c0e86748

8810 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education: Was the $0.84 cent top-up to the $3 per meal Compass lunches in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme factored into the publicly announced $130m being saved annually through the programme changes; if not, why not?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that the $0.84 to provide additional food items to Year 9 + students who receive meals under the School Lunch. The forecasted $9.1m cost of the two additional food items was factored into the publicly announced $130m being saved annually through the programme changes.