59015 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 22 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	59015 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	15 Jan 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_59015_2025
Document guid:	9bbaea67-e430-43cd-815c-4e49e82eb47f

59015 (2025). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Associate Minister of Education: Does he agree that pay parity for early childhood education teachers is necessary to address workforce retention and quality in the sector; if not, why not?

Hon David Seymour: I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 59009 (2025).