beans but this story, cost of living exclusive, this is a freedom of information question that that niro has put to the houses of parliament about food waste and the headline figure of 2.6 million is pretty stomach churning and none of us are proof of food waste. however, when you dig down it turns out that the house of commons or palace of westminster has improved its waste, the waste has gone down year—on—year for the last few years. i actually feel a bit sorry for the palace of westminster or whoever is running the kitchen is there. we all know that subsidised food in the commons is quite extraordinary, they pay £4 for an average meal, which is considerably less than anybody outside westminster gets but when it comes to actually the number or the