Written questions

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the total amount of funding remaining, if any, in the appropriation for Charter Schools I Kura Hourua over the 2025/26 financial year?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  When if at all will a new medicines strategy be released?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much was paid to the School Lunch Collective during the week of February 16th 2026?

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs errantly included inappropriate ingredients, such as ham in a vegetarian meal, during the week of February 16th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of February 16th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were not delivered during the week of February 16th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were delivered late during the week of February 16th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, school lunches were not delivered during the week of February 16th 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 16 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Asked by

Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Barbara Edmonds

Member for Mana · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 February 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

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 received, if any, during the week beginning 16 February 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What steps is the Government taking to balance the costs of achieving pay parity in ECE with the need to ensure service viability?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Ministry undertaken any assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education providers are forced to raise fees, and what consideration has been given to limiting those costs?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

• 5397 (matches this search)

  Has he received any analysis from the Ministry or Treasury on how declining ECE availability might affect parental workforce participation and local economies?

• 5398 (matches this search)

  What steps, if any, is he taking to support early childhood services in low-income or rural communities where government subsidies constitute up to 90% of income?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What is the Ministry of Education's latest estimate of the gap between Government funding increases for early childhood education and inflationary pressures since 2019?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What analysis, if any, has he commissioned or received on the impact of the 0.5% funding adjustment in Budget 2025 on the financial sustainability of ECE providers?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Minister seen the ECE Sector Partnership’s analysis of an average $41,000 annual shortfall per provider; if so, does he accept those findings, and what response has he or the Ministry made?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has the Associate Minister received any briefings or reports predicting further Early Childhood Education service closures up to June 2026; if so, what is the Ministry’s projection for the number of likely closures?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

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  What advice, if any, has he received regarding the closure of 443 early childhood education services between March 2022 and July 2025, and what assessment, if any, has he made of the primary factors contributing to these closures?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs errantly included inappropriate ingredients, such as ham in a vegetarian meal, during the week of February 2nd 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs did not meet those needs during the week of February 2nd 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were not delivered during the week of February 2nd 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches, if any, meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were delivered late during the week of February 2nd 2026?

Asked by

Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  What adjustments, if any, have been made to the funding rate for internal and iwi/hapū providers of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme for 2026?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which shows NDA-related costs in May 2025 and unspecified costs in August 2025, why did legal or administrative work relating to this NDA extend into August 2025, and what work was undertaken…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

Matching question numbers: 4978 (2026)

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which disclosed that Pharmac entered into an NDA incurring legal expenditure across multiple months, on what dates did legal discussions or negotiations concerning this NDA begin and conclude?

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which identified legal expenditure connected to an NDA, did Pharmac engage any external investigators, mediators, advisers, or legal representatives in relation to the matter covered by the NDA,…

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which reported legal expenditure associated with an NDA, were any settlement, severance, ex-gratia, or compensation payments made as part of the matter to which the NDA relates, and if so, what…

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which disclosed that Pharmac entered into one NDA since 27 November 2023, was the party entering into the NDA with Pharmac an employee, contractor, supplier, or another type of individual or…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which confirmed Pharmac used one NDA since 27 November 2023, what Public Service Commission guidance was considered by Pharmac before entering the NDA, and what compliance checks were undertaken?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which confirmed an NDA was entered into by Pharmac, was a risk assessment carried out before entering the agreement, and what non-personal risks were identified in that assessment?

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which reported one NDA associated with legal costs, what internal approval process did Pharmac follow before entering into that NDA, and which positions (not individuals) were required to…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which noted that Pharmac could not isolate NDA-related costs for August 2025, why is Pharmac’s invoice system unable to identify the expenditure associated with a legal agreement, and what…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which stated that Pharmac was unable to provide separated NDA-related costs for August 2025 because its invoice system could not identify them, what activities, services, or legal work were…

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Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his response to WPQ 56052 (2025), which reported that Pharmac incurred $30,267.82 in May 2025 in relation to a non-disclosure agreement, what specific categories of legal or administrative work made up that expenditure?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How much was paid to the School Lunch Collective during the week of February 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches that were meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs errantly included inappropriate ingredients, such as ham in a vegetarian meal, during the week of February 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

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 February 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were not delivered during the week of February 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many lunches meant to serve specific dietary or religious needs were delivered late during the week of February 9th 2026?

Asked by

Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of February 9th 2026, expressed as an overall number?