The Scotsman

MSPS cheer news their meal sizes will stay big

- By ANGUS HOWARTH

MSPS have greeted with cheers news that portion sizes in the Scottish Parliament canteen will not be reduced. SNP MSP John Mason caused consternat­ion after suggesting in the chamber that Holyrood bosses should consider cutting the portions in the popular Garden Level Restaurant.

Raising the issue in a question to the Scottish Parliament­ary Corporate Body to cross-party groans, he said: “The assumption in the restaurant seems to be that the norm is a very large portion and you have to really ask for a smaller one.”

Labour MSP David Stewart, a member of the corporate body, was greeted with cries of “hear hear” as he announced there are “no plans” to reduce portion sizes, which he said are “based on standard catering practices”.

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