Catering services
This topic includes information published by the House of Commons, including responses to past FOI requests, relating to catering services.
| Item | Description |
| Commons Catering events booking data | Information about catered events and functions held in the events venues managed by the House of Commons on the parliamentary estate. |
| Commons Catering feedback and responses archive | Information about feedback received and recorded by the House of Commons Catering Services, with responses to this feedback. Please note that from December 2019 Catering feedback became a part of the House of Commons-wide Compliments, Complaints and Comments scheme. |
| Commons Catering menus and tariffs archive | Sample summer and winter menus and tariffs for House of Commons catering venues, published periodically throughout the year. |
| House of Commons Catering sales | Total sales of food and beverage items sold by the House of Commons Catering Services in our cafeterias, dining rooms, and bars. This information also shows the House of Commons banqueting beverage sales. |
| Commons Catering social responsibility | Details of how House of Commons Catering Services carries out its procurement activities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. |
| Commons Catering standard opening times and access arrangements | Details of cafeterias, dining rooms and bars on the parliamentary estate, and their opening times and access arrangements. |
| Environmental FAQs - food waste, by weight | Food waste produced in catering venues on the parliamentary estate, in kilograms. |
| House of Commons cost of catering | The net cost, after accounting for income, of all the trading activities of the House of Commons Catering Services. |
| Venue Hire | Information about venues in Parliament that are available to hire. |
Responses to requests
Catering finances
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F22-264 | Cost of subsidies for HoC catering and bar facilities | 14/06/2022 |
| F19-456 | Breakdown of subsidies provided for catering facilities | 07/10/2019 |
| F18-328 | Breakdown of catering subsidy | 19/09/2018 |
| F18-017 | Catering subsidies in the House for last 5 years | 05/02/2018 |
| Cutlery costs | 2018 | |
| F17-339 | Subsidy breakdown of catering facilities | 12/09/2017 |
| F17-180 | Breakdown of catering price increases in 2017 | 18/04/2017 |
| F17-148 | Budget, revenue and tariffs of House of Commons catering facilities | 03/04/2017 |
Catering sales - drink
Catering sales - food
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F20-670 | Top 100 items of confectionery purchased from retail outlets | 12/01/2021 |
| F20-234 | Refreshments sold in the House since start of virtual Parliament | 17/06/2020 |
| F20-100 | Biscuit expenditure | 26/02/2020 |
| F18-524 | Amounts spent in Members only bars on confectionery | 16/01/2019 |
| F17-554 | 2017 spend on confectionery in House retail outlets | 15/01/2018 |
| F17-013 | Sales of confectionery and soft drinks in the House for 2016 | 25/01/2017 |
Food and drink
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F23-403 | Amount of waste produced by HoC since 2022 | 26/07/2023 |
| F23-379 | Whether HoC catering uses fresh or instant coffee in catering facilities | 02/08/2023 |
| F23-126 | Cost of food and drink items over last 5 years | 21/03/2023 |
| F22-633 | Spend on coffee, tea, sugar and printing for last 10 years | 28/11/2022 |
| Purchase of natural mineral water | 2022 | |
| F21-504 | Festive menus for HoC catering facilities | 02/11/2021 |
| F20-679 | Amount of specified items bought for seasonal menus | 19/01/2021 |
| F20-437 | Cost and origin of meat purchased by the House over last 3 years | 19/10/2020 |
| F19-462 | Catering purchases of animal products | 07/10/2019 |
| Palm oil | 2018 | |
| Food costs, supply and wastage | 2018 | |
| Food stock - purchases | 2018 | |
| Bottled water and cups | 2018 | |
| F17-282 | Amount spend on purchasing alcohol by the House over last five years | 27/07/2017 |
| Halal food | 2017 |
Operations
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F23-671 | Food safety inspection reports for HoC catering establishments over last 3 years with any subsequent enforcement actions | 12/01/2024 |
| F22-677 | Latest food hygiene report for catering facilities | 30/11/2022 |
| F21-601 | Details of Food Safety Inspections of catering venues on parl estate | 04/01/2022 |
| Bar closures during lockdown | 2022 | |
| F21-439 | Feedback on HoC catering facilities | 28/09/2021 |
| F20-356 | Question on catering procurement, suppliers and customers | 19/08/2020 |
| Catering availability | 2020 | |
| F19-340 | Figures for purchased cutlery | 10/07/2019 |
Packaging
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F22-744 | Details of Vegware used in Parliament | 20/12/2022 |
| F21-396 | Single-use items on parliamentary estate | 15/09/2021 |
| Plastic cups | 2020 | |
| F19-031 | Plastic items bought | 14/02/2019 |
| F18-509 | House spending on plastics | 09/01/2019 |
| F18-069 | Disposable items used in House catering outlets | 12/03/2018 |
| F18-018 | Purchase of cups by the House | 07/02/2018 |
| F17-546 | Single use plastic catering items | 15/01/2018 |
| Disposable cups | 2018 | |
| Single use items | 2018 | |
| Bottled water | 2018 | |
| F17-510 | Use of single use items in the catering service | 12/12/2017 |
| F17-413 | Disposable cups in House of Commons catering venues | 06/11/2017 |
| F17-386 | Questions on plastic packaging and recycling | 24/10/2017 |
Venue hire and events
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| Weddings | 2023 | |
| F21-499 | Banqueting events held in POW | 23/11/2021 |
| Facility hire | 2020 | |
| Wedding receptions | 2019 |
Other
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| Substantial meals | 2020 |