1. Background
Catering services in the Welsh Government and Senedd estates are provided by external contractors through separate catering contracts.
In a Freedom of Information request response in July 2023, the Welsh Government said the All Wales Catering Contract (AWCC) “provides catering services to its administrative estate only. The contract is outsourced and does not include concessions”.
In another response to a Freedom of Information request in June 2022, the Senedd Commission (Commission) confirmed that “specific catering services are not based on price subsidies for items for sale but on the basis of the total contract costs and budget to provide the range of services required in the outlets”.
2. Welsh Government action
The Welsh Government provided AWCC revenue and
subsidy figures for the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 which
are included in the table below.
3. Welsh Parliament action
The cost of providing the total range of services on the Senedd estate is included in the Commission’s published Annual Budget. For 2023-24, the total budget for catering services is £430K and includes labour costs, food costs, supplies costs, equipment costs and a management fee.
It allows the range of services on the Senedd estate to be resourced and run, including the public café, staff restaurant, Members’ Tea Rooms and Restaurant as well as all of the hospitality services for meetings and events.
The Senedd’s annual budget for catering services is detailed in the Annual Budget for 2023-24 table below.
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