HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 cc412-3W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was of(a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services provided by her Department in each of the last four years. [38933]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

My Department's cost for(a) in-house canteen and (b) other catering services in each of the last four years is as follows:

£
In-house
2000–01 119,541
1999–2000 130,437
1998–99 111,766
1997–98 1
Other catering services
2000–01 535,188
1999–2000 408,026
1998–99 337,961
1997–98 273,291
1 No figures available