Written questions

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Ginny Andersen

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  What criteria, if any, is the Ministry of Education using to allocate School Onsite Training Programme placements?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How are teaching students selected to take part in the School Onsite Training Programme and how, if at all, are schools, where the students are placed, involved in selecting students?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many, if any, students have completed training under the School Onsite Training programme in each year since it began and how many, if any, of those people are still in a teaching role?

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Ginny Andersen

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  What proportion of students being trained as part of the School Onsite Training Programme are people that schools are shoulder-tapping from their own communities?

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Ginny Andersen

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  When, if at all, will a formal evaluation of the School Onsite Training Programme (SOTP) be undertaken?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many times, if any, was the same meal delivered to schools during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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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 July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many, if any, official complaints were made relating to meals provided to schools during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were closed during the week of July 27th 2026; if any, what were the findings of the investigation?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many, if any, investigations into meals provided to schools were opened during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How much, if anything, was paid to an external supplier to collect uneaten meals during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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  How many, if any, meals were thrown out by schools during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Ginny Andersen

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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 July 27th 2026?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

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  How many, if any, new Early Childhood Education centres opened during the week of July 27th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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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 July 27th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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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 July 27th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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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 July 27th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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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 July 27th 2026?

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Jan Tinetti

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  How many, if any, children were attending early childhood centres during the week of July 27th 2026; broken down by region?

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Jan Tinetti

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  How many, if any, early childhood centres were in operation during the week of July 27th 2026; broken down by region?

Asked by

Jan Tinetti

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  What advice, if any, has he received about Early Childhood Education during the week of 27th July 2026?

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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  In response to Reply 33140 (2026), prior to the discovery of trial login access to live reporting records, did the Authority to Operate the SMART system contain any related condition, limitation or residual risk related to trial-account…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

List MP · Green Party

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  In response to Reply 33140 (2026), prior to the discovery of trial login access to live reporting records, was there any Certification and Accreditation finding, remediation action, Privacy Impact Assessment action or entry risk related to…

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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  In response to Reply 33136 (2026), were the trial accounts created, modified, activated or connected to the production environment on 3 July 2026; if so, how and why?

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Lawrence Xu-Nan

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  In response to Reply 33136 (2026), what evidence, if any, has been used to establish 3 July 2026 as the start date of the trial login access to live reporting records?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  Which schools or other education facilities in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts have been identified as requiring investment to support forecast population growth, if any, and what is the estimated cost of each?

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Ginny Andersen

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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 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ginny Andersen

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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 27 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Ginny Andersen

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

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Ginny Andersen

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, is the finalised budget at the Education Review Office for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, are planned or currently underway regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, has been spent in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector reform management or similar, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, is budgeted to be spent in the 2026/27 financial year in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on consultants who advise on public sector…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, have been completed regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What automated approvals, if any, are currently operating within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What public engagement surveys, if any, have been completed regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What automated approvals, if any, are currently operating within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any?

Asked by

Francisco Hernandez

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  What procurement process, if any, was used for purchasing artificial intelligence tools, if any, currently being used within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What algorithm impact assessments, if any, have been done in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  What algorithm impact assessments, if any, have been done in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

Asked by

Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  Does the Minister intend to further fund work on providing safe drinking water at schools if the $30 million included in Budget 2026 is insufficient to ensure safe supplies?

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Lan Pham

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  What is the estimated cost of ensuring "all self-supplied schools will have a fully compliant drinking water system by the mid of 2031 (2030/31)" as noted in the 'Rapid Response' briefing on drinking water in schools dated 2 April 2026?

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Lan Pham

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  What was the total cost of the "urgent remediation work" at the 64 "highest priority schools" where drinking water issues were identified in the 'Rapid Response' briefing dated 2 April 2026?

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Lan Pham

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  What were the findings of the work that was noted in the 'Rapid Response...' briefing on drinking water in schools (dated 2 April 2026) as "currently underway to assess the next tranche of schools (164) and identify work required"?

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Lan Pham

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  Have the 64 self-supplying schools noted in the 'Rapid Response...' briefing as "most in need of more reliably safe drinking water" received full upgrades to their supplies as planned to be completed by June 2026?