41973 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 09 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	41973 (2025)
Question asked:	26 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	03 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_41973_2025
Document guid:	7ed77b24-2fe6-4eea-a4fc-a54eba4584e7

41973 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Education: How many requests for information, if any, under the Official Information Act 1982 has the Minister or their office received in the period from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025, and how many of these, if any, were responded to in full within 20 working days?

Hon Erica Stanford: My office has received 255 requests for official information between 27 Nov 2023 and 1 August 2025. While some requests are responded to within 20 days, some are transferred to other Ministers or agencies, and some may be extended under S15A of the Act. Our tracking system does not hold this data in an easily retrievable format, and it is therefore not possible to provide an accurate number for how many were responded to within 20 days of receipt without undertaking substantial collation or research.