32673 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 14 Jul 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	32673 (2025)
Question asked:	29 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	07 Jul 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_32673_2025
Document guid:	b1473e54-9a36-4a9b-9062-c7065b9261fb

32673 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education: Was the decision to change the pay parity settings made in line with, or against, official advice?

Hon David Seymour: For the changes first announced on 28 May 2025, no preferred option was indicated by officials around changes to pay step settings. The decision to apply a moratorium to movement up pay parity funding rates was made in line with officials’ advice.