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How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of June 22nd 2026? and 1 other question

Answered 30252, 30254 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Questions

  • 30252

    How many, if any, uneaten meals were collected at the end of the school day by an external supplier during the week of June 22nd 2026?

  • 30254

    How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of June 22nd 2026?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, in the week of 22 June 2026, there were 90,670 (15 percent) surplus meals collected by external suppliers. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 30254 (2026).