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House of Commons Commission

Viscount Thurso Excerpts
Thursday 9th May 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

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The cost of the catering service is expected to have been reduced by £1.1 million over the past three years. It stood at £5.9 million in 2010-11 and £5.1 million in 2011-12. The forecast cost for the current financial year is £4.8 million. The current aim is to reduce the cost further so that by 2015 it should be reduced by £3 million, roughly half of what it was at the start of the Parliament.

[Official Report, 28 February 2013, Vol. 559, c. 472.]

An error has been identified in the oral answer given to the hon. Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson).

The correct answer should have been:

Viscount Thurso Portrait John Thurso
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The cost of the catering service is expected to have been reduced by £1.1 million over the past three years. It stood at £5.8 million in 2010-11 and £5.2 million in 2011-12. The forecast cost for the current financial year is £4.8 million. The current aim is to reduce the cost further so that by 2015 it should be reduced by £3 million, roughly half of what it was at the start of the Parliament.