Cost and savings assessment on School Lunces program
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From: Miss W. Forest
Dear Associate Minister of Education, Hon David Seymour,
Please provide the cost and savings projections and assessments that show the speculated 130M cost savings with the new school lunches program.
Also please provide the nutritional assessment and the proposals government received that led to the decision to overhaul the menu and monopolize the vendors.
Yours faithfully,
Miss W. Forest
From: David Seymour (MIN)
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Miss Forest
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
Please provide the cost and savings projections and assessments that show
the speculated 130M cost savings with the new school lunches program.
Also please provide the nutritional assessment and the proposals
government received that led to the decision to overhaul the menu and
monopolize the vendors.
We received your request on Saturday 26 October 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Monday 25 November 2024, 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, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings
DSOIA312
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Miss Forest
I refer to your OIA request of 26 October.
Our ref: DSOIA312
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, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support
Office of Hon David Seymour
[1]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings
From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Tuesday, 29 October 2024 9:03 AM
To: [2][FOI #28926 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Cost and savings assessment on
School Lunces program
Dear Miss Forest
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
Please provide the cost and savings projections and assessments that show
the speculated 130M cost savings with the new school lunches program.
Also please provide the nutritional assessment and the proposals
government received that led to the decision to overhaul the menu and
monopolize the vendors.
We received your request on Saturday 26 October 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Monday 25 November 2024, 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, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support
Office of Hon David Seymour
[3]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings
DSOIA312
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From: Enquiries National
Kia ora Miss Forest
Thank you for your transferred request for information below, that the
Ministry of Education received on 15 November 2024. The Ministry will
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Ngā mihi
Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education - TW
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[4]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga
From: David Seymour (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 2:55 PM
To: [FOI #28926 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Cost and savings assessment on
School Lunces program
Dear Miss Forest
I refer to your OIA request of 26 October.
Our ref: DSOIA312
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, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support
Office of Hon David Seymour
[5]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings
From: David Seymour (MIN)
Sent: Tuesday, 29 October 2024 9:03 AM
To: [6][FOI #28926 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Cost and savings assessment on
School Lunces program
Dear Miss Forest
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
Please provide the cost and savings projections and assessments that show
the speculated 130M cost savings with the new school lunches program.
Also please provide the nutritional assessment and the proposals
government received that led to the decision to overhaul the menu and
monopolize the vendors.
We received your request on Saturday 26 October 2024. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Monday 25 November 2024, 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, Annette
Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support
Office of Hon David Seymour
[7]A pink and white Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
emblem with two
women holding flags Minister for Regulation
Description Associate Minister of Education
automatically
generated Associate Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health
DDI 04 817 6333 | 7.6 Executive Wing, Parliament
Buildings
DSOIA312
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