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Does the Associate Minister agree with the Auditor-General's office regarding the Inquiry into the Alternative Provision Model for Ka Ora, Ka Ako (school lunch programme), that "It is important that public organisations... get value for money for New Zealanders"; if so, does he believe that "value for money" is surplus rates for the School Lunch Collective increasing to 17 percent in 2026?

Answered Question 30184 (2026)
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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  • Does the Associate Minister agree with the Auditor-General's office regarding the Inquiry into the Alternative Provision Model for Ka Ora, Ka Ako (school lunch programme), that "It is important that public organisations... get value for money for New Zealanders"; if so, does he believe that "value for money" is surplus rates for the School Lunch Collective increasing to 17 percent in 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I agree that it is important that public organisations get value for money for New Zealanders. The changes I made to the programme saved the taxpayer $360m, so yes.