17857 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 14 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	17857 (2026)
Question asked:	29 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Hon Ginny Andersen
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	10 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_17857_2026
Document guid:	bc2c22cc-933a-475a-90f8-bd6b5bf28728

17857 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education: How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of April 20th 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 20 April 2026, was 89,082 (14.5 percent of total meals).