52340 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education

52340 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education: In response to Reply 50835 (2025), what other unexpected costs, if any, have arisen since the School Lunch Collective external providers began providing $3 lunches per student as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme; listed by extra unexpected costs?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that since the signing of the variation to the Services Agreement on 3 March 2025 with the Compass Group, they have paid for the additional waste collection identified in written parliamentary question 50835 (2025) from programme efficiencies. No other unexpected costs have arisen.