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Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who hold a current practicing certificate?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?
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Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of September 14th 2026; broken down by region?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of September 14th 2026; broken down by region?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of September 14th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during this year to date?
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Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during this year to date?
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Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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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 current year to date?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the current school year to date?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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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 14th September 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
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Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of September 14th 2026?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
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What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?
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Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
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What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 14 September 2026, by title and date?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
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What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 14 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?
Parliament dissolved: no reply received
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres permanently closed during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who hold a current practicing certificate?
What data, if any, is recorded by the Ministry of Education regarding the amount of teachers in Early Childhood Education centres who do not hold a teaching qualification?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
Early Childhood Education (ECE) staffing is published annually on Education Counts at https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ECE/annual-early-childhood-education-census. In 2025, there were 33,712 teaching staff (qualified and…
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses cancelled by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses suspended by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres got their licenses reclassified as a provisional license by the Ministry of Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, written directions have been issued by the Ministry of Education towards an Early Childhood Education centre during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023; broken down by month?
How many, if any, Early Childhood Education centres have gone into liquidation since November 2023?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised that the information sought by the Member is not held by the Education Review Office, as “liquidation” is not recorded as a specific reason for closure. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 41229 (2026).
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of September 7th 2026; broken down by region?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I refer the Member to the attached table showing the number of early childhood centres (ECE) operating during the week of 7 September 2026, broken down by region.
Asked by
Jan Tinetti
List MP · Labour Party
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What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I have received one report regarding Early Childhood Education in the week beginning 7 September 2026: 11 September 2026 - Nature-based ECE.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
The Ministry of Education has advised that, during the week of 7 September 2026, an external supplier delivered two meals twice to three schools. Information regarding meals served to internal and iwi/hapū model schools is not available.
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Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that during the week beginning 7 September 2026, there were two dietary meals that did not meet student needs.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised that the Ministry of Education received three complaints about meals in the week of 7 September 2026.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of September 7th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of September 7th 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
None.
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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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 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that surplus numbers reported from external model suppliers for the week of 7 September 2026 was 53,364 (9.4 percent of total meals).
Asked by
Ginny Andersen
List MP · Labour Party
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How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of 7th September 2026?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education
I am advised by the Ministry of Education that schools in the school lunches programme are required to return surplus meals to their supplier.
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government partially privatise in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?
Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury recommend that the Government sell in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?
Which state owned assets, if any, did Treasury identify that the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance
The Treasury's advice to Ministers on ownership purposes for commercial companies did not make any recommendations on the sale or partial sale of any of the companies that it considered.
Asked by
Barbara Edmonds
Member for Mana · Labour Party
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What were the “about a dozen” state owned assets that Treasury identified the Government has no public interest in owning in their report on the ownership purposes of state-owned enterprises?
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Finance
Cabinet has not yet considered the Treasury's advice on whether it thinks the Crown does or does not have a public policy purpose for owning certain commercial companies; therefore it is not in the public interest to provide this…
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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What recommendation, if any, did the Ministry for Regulation make as to whether agricultural drone operations should be permitted on the basis of prior notification to the Civil Aviation Authority only, and did that recommendation depart…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation
The Ministry for Regulation did not recommend that agricultural drone operations be permitted on the basis of prior notification to the Civil Aviation Authority only. In advice provided to my office, the Ministry recommended a long-term…
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Tangi Utikere
Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party
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What evidence, other than the media report citing the NZ Agricultural Drone Association relied on in its aide-mémoire MFR2026-026 of 10 February 2026, does the Ministry for Regulation hold on the number, mass and operating profile of…
Answered by
Hon David Seymour
Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Minister for Regulation
I am informed that, in developing its advice, the Ministry for Regulation relied on publicly available information, including information cited from the New Zealand Agricultural Drone Association. The Ministry did not undertake independent…