Review the subsidisation of food in parliament buildings.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

End the subsidisation of food in parliament buildings or also subsidise food in all public sector workplaces.

There is no justification for subsidising the price of food for workers and attendees at parliament buildings but not workers across the public sector. We are living through a time when there is a cost of living crisis and people at the lower end of the earning scale and those in receipt of benefits are struggling to make ends meet. As such, a policy like this must apply to all public sector workers, or not apply at all.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

The House of Commons Catering service does not provide a subsidised service in the commercial sense of the word. Some venues make a profit, while in other venues the cost of providing the service does exceed the income received in sales due to the irregular hours and unpredictability of parliamentary business. The House of Commons publishes details of the cost of House of Commons catering services: https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/catering-services/transparency-reporting-catering-services/

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Raise prices for House of Commons catering services to enable full cost recovery: Raise prices for House of Commons catering services to enable full cost recovery

Timeline

2 Nov 2022	Petition opened for signatures
7 Nov 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Department Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Rejected 7 Nov 2022

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