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Bars

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 13 January 2010

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the (a) gross profit and (b) net trading surplus was of (i) Bellamy's bar and (ii) each other bar on the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate in each of the last five years. (309749)

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.