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How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of May 11th 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Answered Question 19583 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of May 11th 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 11 May 2026 was 102,387 (16.5 percent of total meals).