FOI 26-3004 – Minister reply to request from Lite n Easy

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This FOI release contains two near-identical letters from the then Minister for Aged Care, Anika Wells, to Dennis Stark, CEO of Mitchell's Quality Foods, which trades as Lite n' Easy. The first is dated 6 January 2023 and the second, a revised version, is dated 2 February 2023. Both respond to correspondence of 12 December 2022 and praise the company's contribution to economic activity and jobs in the Lilley electorate, and its provision of meals to home care package recipients. The Minister endorses the use of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme by aged care providers where genuine local labour shortages exist. She notes the Government's target of about 35,000 PALM workers by June 2023, but says she cannot comment on pending applications or intervene in the scheme. No clinical, regulatory or PBS data is included.