Bread

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Home Affairs for details on bread and bap purchases over the last three months. The authority disclosed the specific quantities, costs, and origin of the frozen white and brown bread and baps purchased between July and October 2017.

Key Facts

• 960 loaves of frozen white bread were purchased.
• 810 loaves of frozen brown bread were purchased.
• 2496 frozen baps were purchased.
• The bread and baps were sourced from a Manx supplier but were not made locally.
• The cost per white loaf was £1.12 and per brown loaf was £1.15.

Data Disclosed

• 960
• 810
• 2496
• £1.12
• £1.15
• 13.5p
• July 3rd 2017
• October 9th 2017
• October 10th 2017
• October 11th 2017
• October 16th 2017

Original Request

1. How many loafs of bread have been purchased over the last weeks 2. Was it manx bread if so at what cost per loaf 3. Was it english bread, was it frozen or not and at what cost 4. The same questions in relations to baps IM106340I

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

REFERENCE NUMBER: IM106340I 16th October 2017 REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request dated 10thy October 2017
Your request You asked for; 1. How many loafs of bread have been purchased over the last weeks 2. Was it manx bread if so at what cost per loaf 3. Was it english bread, was it frozen or not and at what cost 4. The same questions in relations to baps

In order to respond to your request I requested clarification of the time period as over the last weeks was a little vague.
Your responded by email on Wednesday October 11th ; “over the last the three months please”

Response to your request
The answers to your questions are for the period from July 3rd to October 9th 2017; 1. 960 loaves of frozen white bread, and 810 loaves of frozen brown bread were purchased
2. The cost was £1.12 white loaf and £1.15 per brown loaf; 3. The bread/baps are purchased from the Manx supplier but not made locally. 4. 2496 frozen baps were purchased @ cost of 13.5p per bap

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Yours sincerely

Simon Griffin FoI Co-ordinator DHA