School Lunch Waste
Harwood Wilson made this Official Information request to David Seymour
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear David Seymour,
Please provide the following on the school lunch programme:
1. Does the government consider it has delivered healthy lunches that benefit students?
2. Does the government consider it has used sustainable packing to deliver the lunches? i.e. recyclable or fully composable products (i.e. no plastic lined materials)?
3. Does the government have standards or requirements that have to be met for the school lunch programme? if so what? and if they haven't been met, for what reason?
4. Please provide the sources of this information, i.e. packaging materials, is this information from a supplier?
Yours faithfully,
Harwood Wilson
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Harwood
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
Please provide the following on the school lunch programme:
1. Does the government consider it has delivered healthy lunches that
benefit students?
2. Does the government consider it has used sustainable packing to deliver
the lunches? i.e. recyclable or fully composable products (i.e. no plastic
lined materials)?
3. Does the government have standards or requirements that have to be met
for the school lunch programme? if so what? and if they haven't been met,
for what reason?
4. Please provide the sources of this information, i.e. packaging
materials, is this information from a supplier?
We received your request on Saturday 15 February 2025. We will endeavour
to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later
than Friday 14 March 2025, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Harwood
We refer to your information request of 15 February 2025.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).
We have determined that the information requested is more closely
connected with the functions of the Ministry of Education. As such, I
have transferred your request to the Ministry of Education in accordance
with section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.
You may expect a response from the Ministry of Education directly
concerning your request.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
DSOIA401
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From: Enquiries National
Kia ora Harwood
Thank you for the information request below, that was transferred to the
Ministry on 18 February 2025. The Ministry will consider and respond to
your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act).
Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request
on or before 18 March 2025. If more than 20 working days are needed due to
the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your
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Ngā mihi
Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of
Education | TW
[2]education.govt.nz
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga
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From: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 3:54 pm
To: [FOI #30101 email]
Subject: Official Information request - School Lunch Waste
Dear Harwood
We refer to your information request of 15 February 2025.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).
We have determined that the information requested is more closely
connected with the functions of the Ministry of Education. As such, I
have transferred your request to the Ministry of Education in accordance
with section 14(b)(ii) of the Act.
You may expect a response from the Ministry of Education directly
concerning your request.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon David Seymour
[4]A pink and Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
white emblem
with two women Minister for Regulation
holding flags Associate Minister of Education
Description
automatically Associate Minister of Justice
generated
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
DSOIA401
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From: Enquiries National
Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached a letter regarding your request under the Official
Information Act.
Nāku noa, nā,
Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | AM
[1]education.govt.nz
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
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From: Enquiries National
Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached a letter regarding your request under the Official
Information Act.
Nāku noa, nā,
Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | AM
[1]education.govt.nz
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
[2][IMG]
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