To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2008, Official Report, column 854W, on catering, how much (a) Brakes Vegetable Suet and (b) Trenwax is used by the catering service each week. (228192)

The House of Commons catering service does not record usage of foodstuffs or other commodities on a weekly basis. However, over the six months from April to September 2008, the Department purchased a total of (a) 252 kg of Brakes Vegetable Suet and (b) 50 lt of Trenwax.