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Hospitals: Food

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77915

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on the use of cash for food vendor payments in NHS hospitals.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not have a policy on the use of cash for the payment of food vendors in National Health Service hospitals. These decisions are taken locally by NHS organisations.

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