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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Who wrote the Terms of Reference, if any, for the review of the Teaching Council that Debbie Francis undertook?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I was not advised of who wrote the Terms of Reference of the report, as the Teaching Council is an independent statutory entity and is accountable to the Chief Executive and Board, not the Minister of Education. This is a question for the…

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many initial teacher education places did Auckland University of Technology | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau Tuwhera receive School Onsite Training Programme funding for in its secondary school programme, listed by each year…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Auckland University of Technology | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau Tuwhera (AUT) received 39 Secondary places for 2026. AUT have received no previous year’s School Onsite Training Programme funding.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector…

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Current compliance across the Minister of Education’s portfolio varies, with the Ministry of Education and other bodies generally partially compliant and continuing to address identified accessibility issues. Accessibility performance is…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

The Charter School Agency currently has a Centralised Web Accessibility Checker (CWAC) score of 4.

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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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

Titles of all advice that I have received has been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Education website. https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/ My office receives a large amount of material every…

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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 9 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 9 February 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…

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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 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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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 9 February 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

Titles of all advice that I have received has been, or will be, proactively released on the Ministry of Education website. https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/ My office receives a large amount of material every…

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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 2 February 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The briefings I received from Education Agencies during the week beginning 2 February 2026 are listed in the table attached. Please note some titles have been withheld as they are either sensitive in nature or still under active…

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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 2 February 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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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 2 February 2026, by title and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • 4677 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2023 calendar year?

  • 4679 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

  • 4690 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2024 calendar year?

  • 4692 (matches this search)

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2025 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None. This is also my response to written parliamentary questions 4679, 4690, 4692 (2026).

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2023 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

The Charter School Agency was established on 1 July 2024.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

The Charter School Agency was established on 1 July 2024.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2024 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Charter School Agency did not incur any expenses fixing database breaches in the 2024 calendar year.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2025 calendar year?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Charter School Agency did not incur any expenses fixing database breaches in the 2025 calendar year.

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did she use any personal email under her control to conduct ministerial business last week; broken down by number of times, purpose, date, sender and recipient?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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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 2nd 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, during the week of 2 February 2026, it did not make any payments to the School Lunch Collective.

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many, if any, school lunches were wasted during the week of February 2nd 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, in the week of 2 February 2026, external model suppliers to contributing primary schools delivered 132,571 meals. There were 11,422 surplus meals, equating to 8.6 percent. This response does…

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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 2nd 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 (the Ministry) that for the week of 2 February 2026, external model suppliers delivered 396,578 meals with 95 percent delivered in full and on time (DIFOT). Late deliveries were due to road…

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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 2nd 2026, expressed as an overall number?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to my response to written parliamentary question 4145 (2025).

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the current per week caps of 13 hours for High Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) funding and 20 hours for Very High Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) funding??

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total number, if any, of declined Ongoing Resource Scheme (ORS) applications in the last three years; broken down by year?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the member to the attached tables for the total number of Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) applications and the number of declined ORS applications in the last three years, broken down by year. The table shows the number of…

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total number, if any, of Ongoing Resource Scheme (ORS) applications in the last three years; broken down by year?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the member to my response to written parliamentary question 4018 (2026).

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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Matching question numbers: 3560 (2026), 3561 (2026)

  • 3555 (matches this search)

    What is the status of any considerations given to staffing-based support for structured literacy in Māori Medium for 2026, and is this expected to be on par with the support English Medium structured literacy receives; if not, why not?

  • 3556 (matches this search)

    Will any structured literacy staffing be provided for Māori Medium in 2026; if so, how?

  • 3557 (matches this search)

    What resourcing model, if any, is being developed/has been developed for Māori Medium structured literacy support?

  • 3558 (matches this search)

    Are kura expected to fund support for structured literacy for Māori medium ākonga from their operational grants?

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  • 3560 (matches this search)

    Is the Ministry of Education planning to include additional FTTE for Māori Medium structured literacy in 2026; if so, when?

  • 3561 (matches this search)

    Has any proposal for structured literacy support for Māori Medium progressed beyond internal discussion; if so, how?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

This Government is taking decisive action to raise achievement for all learners, including Māori learners, by lifting literacy outcomes across both English-medium and Māori-medium education. We are strengthening teaching and learning in…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Does the Minister stand by her statement, in relation to claims that the Ministry had missed their delivery date for new Maths resources, that "the PPTA had a meeting with my Ministry officials last week and were informed that the maths…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised that the Ministry of Education did not miss their delivery date for the new Maths resources. Prior to the release of the resources, schools were advised that the Maths digital learning platform would be available in Term 1,…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    How, if at all, is the Crown honouring its commitments under Te Tiriti o Waitangi in relation to structured literacy support funding?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The Government honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi by focusing on raising achievement and closing the equity gap so that tāmariki Māori can reach their full potential. This commitment is reflected across our six key education priority areas,…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Do Māori Medium students receive the same level of government funded structured literacy support as a student in English Medium would; if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Māori Medium and English Medium pathways operate within different pedagogical, linguistic, and resource contexts. As a result, funding is not directly comparable between the two pathways. The Ministry of Education is not able to attribute…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    Why is there no mention of sustainability in the draft Years 11-13 curriculum in any other subject except for Pacific Studies?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

Year 11-13 curriculum subjects are still in the process of being drafted and have not yet been released for consultation

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    What “long-standing concerns”, if any, did the Minister and/or her Office receive related to data privacy from standardised testing, and how, if at all, is the Government addressing these concerns with the new report framework?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I have been advised of concerns pertaining to data access and for what system-level purposes data will be used. Data privacy is assessed as part of the work underway on assessment and aromatawai aligned to the Government’s Data Protection…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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    What “expert advice”, if any, did the Minister and/or her Office receive related to data privacy from standardised testing, and how, if at all, has this been implemented?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I have been advised by the Ministry of Education that data privacy is assessed as part of the work underway on assessment and aromatawai aligned to the Government’s Data Protection and Use Policy and within existing data protection…

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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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    Has the 2026 part time student grant for Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College been paid to the school; if not why not?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I have been advised that the Ministry of Education paid the 2026 part time student grant to Te Puna Wai o Waipapa – Hagley College on 11 February 2026.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

No

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to Ombudsman’s guide to charging for official information under the OIA, which is publicly available here:…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Education Review Office that in 2025 one individual whose request was declined due to substantive collation was invited to request further exploration work on the cost required to process it but did not take up this…

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister or their staff had any discussions with any officials who planned to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests and if so, what advice, if any, did they provide those officials?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    In what circumstances would it be appropriate to charge for replying to Official Information Act requests made to their office, or agencies for which the Minister is responsible?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I refer the Member to the Ombudsman’s guide to charging for official information under the OIA, which is publicly available here: A guide to charging for official information under the OIA and LGOIMA

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 3643 (matches this search)

    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information…

  • 3645 (matches this search)

    On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility charge someone for providing information under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the amount…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 3645 (2026).

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    Further to his answer to written question 1215 (2026): did any member of his office attend the online meeting referred to in the email from the Chair of the Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust dated 9.31am 29 October 2025, which was…

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How many graduate positions, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, between November 2024 and November 2025?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that as of 30 November 2024, there were 28 positions identified as being 'graduate' positions. Of those, 16 were occupied and 12 were vacant. As of 30 November 2025, there were 20 positions…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    How many graduate positions, if any, were there in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, between November 2024 and November 2025?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

None.

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    Further to his answer to written question 1280 (2026): has his office had no zoom or other form of online meeting with charter school applicants before the Charter School Authorisation Board made a determination on their application?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    Further to his answer to written question 1280 (2026): has his office had no phone calls with charter school applicants before the Charter School Authorisation Board made a determination on their application?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    Further to the Minister's answer to written question 265 (2026): on what dates were each of these determinations made?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

Further to the response to written question 265 (2026) I am advised. The Charter School Authorisation Board considered BEWT’s application to sponsor Auckland Sports College at its 12–13 November 2024 meeting and determined that the Trust…

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Carmel Sepuloni

Member for Kelston · Labour Party

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    Further to his answer to written question 1280 (2026): has his office met with no charter school applicants before the Charter School Authorisation Board made a determination on their application?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

No.

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on the storage of the data generated by the new SMART progress assessment tool?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The running of the tool is an operational matter. I have seen information on data storage and shared this information with the sector.

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has she seen on expanding early intervention services?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

The advice I have received on the expansion of the early intervention service is listed in the table attached. Some titles have been withheld as the work is under active consideration and it is not in the public interest to release these…

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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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    What projections, if any, has she seen on the feasibility of filling hundreds of new learning support coordinators and specialist staff roles?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

None