12101 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 15 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	12101 (2026)
Question asked:	30 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Hon Ginny Andersen
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	09 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_12101_2026
Document guid:	b823e0b5-e069-47e0-88b3-570de966414b

12101 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education: How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of March 23rd 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that provisional surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for week of 23 March 2026, was 100,839 (15.6 percent of total meals).