The gross profit (taking no account of staff and overhead costs) for Bellamy's Bar and each other bar (taken to mean venues which are primarily bars) on the Commons part of the parliamentary estate in each of the last five years was:
Bar 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 20091 Bellamy's 51,654 47,857 37,993 32,480 20,759 Strangers/Terrace Pavilion Bar 64,375 68,349 68,931 74,760 65,832 Members Smoking Room 9,757 8,891 8,865 7,779 6,105 Pugin Room 23,818 23,163 29,475 30,993 21,374 Total 149,604 148,260 145,264 146,012 114,070 1 April to December
The House does not record the net trading surplus or loss in each individual outlet but in 2008-09 the overall net cost incurred by the Catering and Retail Directorate in the Department of Facilities was some £6.1 million, in accordance with the budget approved by the Finance and Services Committee. This represents the difference between income and the cost of the services provided.