1. In the (a)2015/16 and (b) 2016/17 financial year what was the budget on ingredients for patients’ meals provided in the hospital trust. Please provide this figure as a financial amount on ingredients only (no labour or preparation costs) per patient per day.

2015/16: £1,704,849

2016/17: £1,925,392

We are unable to break this information down ‘per patient per day’.

2. In the (a) 2015/16 and (b) 2016/17 financial year what was the most expensive restaurant bill claimed on expenses by any of the Trust’s executives/ directors? Please state the name and address of the restaurant, how many people were dining, the date of the dinner and the job title of the director/executive who claimed the meal on expenses.

The most expensive restaurant bill claimed by any trust executive / board director in 2015/16 was in relation to Andrew Foster, interim CEO until October 2015.
This was at Quirinale, North Court, Great Peter Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3LL.
It was for two diners, April 2015 – £126.
No executive / directors claimed restaurant expenses in 2016/17.