FOI 3-26: A request for information regarding salmon and sea trout served in the canteen/restaurant ( including the Members' Dining Room

Information Standards Freedom of Information Response

3 February 2026

Our Ref: FOI 3-26

Freedom of Information Act 2000

I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 21 January 2026 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your request was as follows:

“..I request the following information:

1.Menu Availability: Does the Assembly canteen/restaurant (including the Members' Dining Room) currently serve salmon or sea trout?

2. Sourcing Method: For any salmon or sea trout served, is the fish classified as farmed or wild-caught?

3. Procurement Details: If the fish is wild-caught, please specify the method of capture (e.g., line-caught, netting) and the geographic region it is sourced from.”

Our response

The Assembly Commission holds information in relation to this request.

Question 1

Salmon is currently served as part of the afternoon-tea menu offer which is available to the public in the Members’ Dining Room.

Question 2

The supplier has indicated that the fish is classified as farmed.

Question 3

As indicated in the response to question 2, the fish is classified as farmed.

Further Information

You have the right to request an internal review of this decision by the Assembly Commission. If you wish to request such a review, please write to me at the above address.  If, after that review, you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Assembly Commission has handled your request for information, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised. 

Yours sincerely,

INFORMATION STANDARDS