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Ministry of Justice: Catering

Commons · Question 83335 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (i) his Department, (ii) Courts and Tribunals and (iii) the Prison estate is made by a British manufacturer.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 28 Oct 2025

All tableware (including plates, bowls, cups and cutlery) used in HM Prisons are made from polypropylene and polycarbonate plastics for safety reasons. They are manufactured in house in our plastics injection moulding workshops. The items form part of the...