Social media users have claimed in widely-shared posts that Foreign Secretary David Lammy has spent £521,525 on food and drink expenses since taking up the role in July. This is not the figure for Mr Lammy’s personal expenses. It is the total spent by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as a whole on restaurants and bars for the four months from July to October 2024.
The spending is split into different categories in the spreadsheet, and one of those categories is “restaurants and bars”. This shows that spending above £500 in restaurants and bars was £136,443.92 in July, £93,005.02 in August, £108,422.64 in September, and £183,655.84 in October.
