Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
13th August 2013, 16:19
Good to see our trusted representatives are getting well fed.
Taxpayers subsidised Parliament's bars and restaurants to the tune of £7m last year - £600,000 less than in 2011/12.
The Commons normally adds income from its gift shops to the official figure making the costs look smaller.
But without that income the operation ran a deficit of £4.9m in 2012/13, an FOI request revealed.
The House of Lords said that, excluding revenue from functions and retail sales, its eight catering outlets cost £2.3m.
(BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23687183 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23687183))
Taxpayers subsidised Parliament's bars and restaurants to the tune of £7m last year - £600,000 less than in 2011/12.
The Commons normally adds income from its gift shops to the official figure making the costs look smaller.
But without that income the operation ran a deficit of £4.9m in 2012/13, an FOI request revealed.
The House of Lords said that, excluding revenue from functions and retail sales, its eight catering outlets cost £2.3m.
(BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23687183 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23687183))