Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Catering

Commons · Question 83328 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in her Department is made by a British manufacturer.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 28 Oct 2025

Defra purchases crockery and tableware through a contract let under the previous Public Contracting Regulations 2015. We cannot confirm the proportion made by a British manufacturer, as this was not stipulated in the contract but it could be in future con...