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Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Hospitals

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost is to NHS hospitals per meal provided by (a) in-house and (b) external caterers.
Answer

The average cost to NHS hospitals per main patient meal for in-house and external caterers is £2.60 and £2.56 respectively.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33135; 440 c1571W;440 c1571W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Catering Hospitals Patients
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk