52363 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 16 Nov 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	52363 (2025)
Question asked:	04 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	10 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_52363_2025
Document guid:	eba46122-e0a4-4e93-b169-b7b6d277d095

52363 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education: Have there been any instances of Gilmours, as a wholesaler for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme, running out of stock; if so, how many of these instances have occurred since January 1 2025?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised by the Ministry of that it does not collect data on the number of times Gilmours has run out of stock. However, I am advised that where there have been stock issues, in most cases, product substitutions have been able to be made without disruption to school lunch ingredient ordering.