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Department for Business and Trade: Catering

Commons · Question 83324 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

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Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in his Department is made by a British manufacturer.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 29 Oct 2025

A small amount of crockery and tableware has been purchased locally using departmental funds. No central record is maintained of these purchases. To determine the country of origin of all such items would require a check of all items in use. The cost of t...