Dispute over contract terms regarding lunch

[Brussels Slumdog]

No one should every eat at the desk - it should be banned.
Certainly not contractors and also permies.

Apart from the need to get away from the screen for a short break.
Or the smell of Biryani that John next door has just microwaved.
Then its dropping bits of your turkey mayo baguette into the keyboard, or onto the chair and smearing it in.

No, this practice should be outlawed. Get yourself down to the breakout space, if you can't manage to get out and pay for eating-in at Pret (reclaimable!).

I spilt coffee over my PC on my last contract and was lucky that they didn't charge me to replace the mother board.
Will not be eating or drinking near my desk in future.

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[LondonManc]

No one should every eat at the desk - it should be banned.
Certainly not contractors and also permies.

Apart from the need to get away from the screen for a short break.
Or the smell of Biryani that John next door has just microwaved.
Then its dropping bits of your turkey mayo baguette into the keyboard, or onto the chair and smearing it in.

No, this practice should be outlawed. Get yourself down to the breakout space, if you can't manage to get out and pay for eating-in at Pret (reclaimable!).

This.

Suck it up, pay it back and make yourself unavailable for that half hour a day.

[Platypus]

Since the part of the contract you quoted clearly states "hours worked" twice, I'm surprised you're asking the question. To me that clearly means that lunch is not paid.