Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 17 May 2022 to Question 130, how much his Department spent on outside catering services in 2022-23.

HM Treasury has an external catering contract provided by the Government Property Agency as part of its standard lease service charge across its sites in London and Darlington, which is shared with other occupants of the buildings. Given this, total costs for catering services cannot be identified as some costs form part of the overall service charges that the department pays for its buildings.