52560 (2024). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education

52560 (2024). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Associate Minister of Education: What reports, briefings, emails, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, has he and/or his Office received/sent regarding the new Healthy School Lunches programme, listed by title and date received/sent?

Hon David Seymour: The advice I have received regarding the new provision model for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches Programme are listed below by date and title: • 19 January 2024 – Briefing Note: Overview of Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme • 1 March 2024 – Education Report: Preliminary Advice on Flexible Provision Model for Secondary Learners • 8 March 2024 – Education Report: Options to reduce the cost of Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme through a differentiated food offering • 15 March 2024 – Education Report: Changing the Provision Model for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme, and commencing a targeted Early Childhood Food Programme [version 2 – working draft only] • 27 March 2024 – Education Report: Cabinet Paper: Changing the Provision Model for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme, and introducing a targeted Early Childhood Food Programme • 8 April 2024 – Briefing Note: Changing the Provision Model for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches Programme – Talking points for the Social Outcomes Cabinet Committee • 3 July 2024 – Briefing Note: Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches – Expert Advisory Group progress update • 30 July 2024 – Briefing Note: Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches – Expert Advisory Group progress update. I have received a large amount of correspondence on the school lunch programme, including relating to nutrition, meal size, cost, heated versus non heated, preparation, service, packaging and delivery. Collating that material would require substantial collation and research and prevent them from undertaking their substantive roles. This answer does not cover members of my Office who receive a large amount of material every week. Asking them to collate that material would require substantial collation and research and prevent them from undertaking their substantive roles.