Hospitals: Food
Commons · Question 77915 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
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.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Oct 2025
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.