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Department for Work and Pensions: Catering

Commons · Question 83331 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

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

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Oct 2025

The current FM supply chain who provide catering services (as of 1st October 2025) has inherited canteen crockery and cutlery from the previous supplier(s), therefore are unable to ascertain where these were manufactured. Our suppliers have confirmed ther...

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