How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of March 16th 2026,… | Question 11722 (2026)

Answered Question 11722 (2026)

Question published: 27 March 2026
Reply lodged: 8 April 2026

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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of March 16th 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that provisional surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for week of 16 March 2026, was 97,720 (14.9 percent of total meals).