Dear Mr Bancroft,

Thank you for your request for information dated 11th November 2013, received by us on the same date, which is copied below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request promptly but in any case within 20 working days i.e. on or before 9th December 2013.

If you have any queries about your request, please use the request number quoted in the subject line of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Price | IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of Commons

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Dear Mr Bancroft,

 

 

Freedom of Information Request F13-561

 

Thank you for your request for information as copied below.  We understand
your request to be for how much is spent annually by customers visiting
the House of Commons bars.

 

The House of Commons has two bars: Strangers Bar and Members’ Smoking Room
(the name is historic – no smoking is permitted.)

Drinks are also served in both the Pugin Room and Moncrieff’s Café-bar
but that is not their primary use.

 

Total alcohol sales in the House of Commons bars from 2010/11 – 2013/14
are as follows;

 

 2013/14 (to
  2010/11  2011/12  2012/13 end Oct) Grand Total
BELLAMYS BAR £2,704.05       £2,704.05
MEMBERS
SMOKING ROOM £20,674.55 £18,962.90 £22,984.40 £9,264.10 £71,885.95
STRANGERS
BAR £199,318.85 £213,436.35 £226,321.25 £143,296.25 £782,372.70
Grand Total £222,697.45 £232,399.25 £249,305.65 £152,560.35 £856,962.70

 

 

Please note the following:

·         Information prior to the financial year 2010/11 is not held.

·         Data is not available for December 2010/11 & May 2011/12.  Due
to a technical error the data was not saved for these periods.

·         Bellamy’s bar closed in 2010/11.

 

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the House of Commons.  Any such complaints should be addressed to: Freedom
of Information Officer, Department of HR and Change, House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA or [1][House of Commons request email].  Please ensure that you
specify the nature of your complaint and any arguments or points that you
wish to make.

 

If you remain dissatisfied, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner
at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF,
[2]www.ico.gov.uk.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sarah Price | IRIS Support Officer
Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service | House of
Commons

 

 

 

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