Select Committee on Catering Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence

APPENDIX 1

Memorandum by the Refreshment Department, House of Commons
Statistical Information Drawn from a Survey of Usage of Refreshment Facilities

Chart 9

ALL VENUES—BY DATE/BY TIME

Sum of Covers Venue	Time	Friday 19 April	Wednesday 24 April	Thursday PM 9 May	Recess 27 May	Grand Total
Bellamy's	11.30-11.59	74	59		27	160
	12.00-12.29	43	73		48	164
	12.30-12.59	52	67		60	179
	13.00-13.29	81	136		98	315
	13.30-13.59	65	87		38	190
	14.00-14.29	15	31		21	67
	14.30-15.00	7	28		14	49
	18.00-18.29		32			32
TOTAL		337	513		306	1,156
Clubroom	12.00-12.29	3	2			5
	12.30-12.59	6	4			10
	13.00-13.29	11	5			16
	13.30-13.59		5			5
TOTAL		20	16			36
Debate	11.30-11.59	41	37		47	125
	12.00-12.29	90	131		103	324
	12.30-12.59	167	192		174	533
	13.00-13.29	193	213		170	576
	13.30-13.59	118	171		150	439
	14.00-14.29	62	114		67	243
	14.30-15.00	58	70		68	196
	18.00-18.29		43	53		96
	18.30-18.59		39	31		70
	19.00-19.29		52	45		97
	19.30-20.00		41	33		74
TOTAL		729	1,103	162	779	2,773
Portcullis	11.30-11.59	62	47		34	143
	12.00-12.29	70	74		71	215
	12.30-12.59	72	94		69	235
	13.00-13.29	125	123		80	328
	13.30-13.59	91	92		64	247
	14.00-14.29	62	85		58	205
	14.30-15.00	37	39		30	106
TOTAL		519	554		406	1,479
Press Café	11.30-11.59	16	14			30
	12.00-12.29	10	7			17
	12.30-12.59	17	7			24
	13.00-13.29	16	45			61
	13.30-13.59	9	10			19
	14.00-14.29	1	18			19
	14.30-15.00	1	20			21
TOTAL		70	121			191
Terrace	11.30-11.59	74	90		85	249
	12.00-12.29	67	76		67	210
	12.30-12.59	98	192		83	373
	13.00-13.29	98	149		145	392
	13.30-13.59	87	157		98	342
	14.00-14.29	74	100		83	257
	14.30-15.00	49	90		37	176
	18.00-18.29		48	87		135
	18.30-18.59		57	46		103
	19.00-19.29		72	60		132
	19.30-20.00		59	45		104
TOTAL		547	1,090	238	598	2,473
GRAND TOTAL		2,222	3,397	400	2,089	8,108

Chart 10

ALL VENUES—BY DATE/BY PASS CATEGORY

Sum of Covers Venue	Pass Category	Friday 19 April	Wednesday 24 April	Thursday pm 9 May	Recess 27 May	Grand Total
Bellamy's	HOC-Officers & Staff	179	250		149	578
	HOL-Officers & Staff	7	5		7	19
	MPs	1	12		6	19
	MPs' Staff	89	159		92	340
	Other	32	48		28	108
	Peers				4	4
	Peers' Staff	4	7		1	12
	Security & Press	25	32		19	76
TOTAL		337	513		306	1,156
Clubroom	HOC-Officers & Staff	10	3			13
	MPs	9	9			18
	MPs' Staff		2			2
	Other	1				1
	Peers		2			2
TOTAL		20	16			36
Debate	HOC-Officers & Staff	199	255	41	178	673
	HOL-Officers &	19	25		32	76
	Staff
	MPs	27	121	26	13	187
	MPs' Staff	329	484	62	381	1,256
	Other	90	106	10	84	290
	Peers				1	1
	Peers' Staff	9	9	1	9	28
	Security & Press	56	103	22	81	262
TOTAL		729	1,103	162	779	2,773
Portcullis	HOC-Officers & Staff	333	349		235	917
	HOL-Officers & Staff	4	10		5	19
	MPs	12	10		13	35
	MPs' Staff	79	83		60	222
	Other	64	84		75	223
	Peers	17	2			19
	Peers' Staff	2	4		6	12
	Security & Press	8	12		12	32
TOTAL		519	554		406	1,479
Press Café	HOC-Officers & Staff	25	27			52
	MPs' Staff		3			3
	Other	2	16			18
	Peers		11			11
	Security & Press	43	64			107
TOTAL		70	121			191
Terrace	HOC-Officers &	210	369	74	192	845
	Staff
	HOL-Officers & Staff	61	59	5	63	188
	MPs	21	208	70	38	337
	MPs' Staff	85	184	19	119	407
	Other	93	141	31	89	354
	Peers	7	8	8	12	35
	Peers' Staff	17	21	1	14	53
	Security & Press	53	100	30	71	254
TOTAL		547	1,090	238	598	2,473
GRAND TOTAL		2,222	3,397	400	2,089	8,108

---

---

Prepared 17 July 2002