3. 3. Motion to Approve the Assembly Commission's Budget 2017-18

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:30 pm on 16 November 2016.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 2:30, 16 November 2016

In the context of the commission’s responsibilities to use resources wisely, I just wondered whether you could elaborate a little bit on how much money we spend on the catering service, where we have a contract with Charlton House, and, in the context of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, whether there are any clauses in there to ensure that we reduce, reuse and recycle as far as possible.

Obviously, in the context of food waste, a third of all food gets thrown, and I’m afraid that in the catering industry it’s even more than that—57 per cent of food in the catering industry, which includes restaurants and cafes, gets thrown away before even touching anybody’s plate. So, I just wondered whether you are able to give me any details of what the tonnage of food waste is at the moment, or in the last available period, how that compares with the previous year, and whether there’s anything in the contract to encourage the caterer to focus even more on this issue.