19583 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 28 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	19583 (2026)
Question asked:	17 May 2026
Member asking:	Hon Ginny Andersen
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	24 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_19583_2026
Document guid:	908940a3-141d-473c-bbc9-5b50d97b95b4

19583 (2026). Hon Ginny Andersen to the Associate Minister of Education: How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of May 11th 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 11 May 2026 was 102,387 (16.5 percent of total meals).