Diplomatic Service: Tableware
Commons · Question 26083 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what actions he is taking to ensure that each UK embassy and consulate around the world is using British made tableware.
Answer
Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 9 Sep 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not have a specific policy to buy British crockery or tableware for embassies or consulates or the Heads of Mission Residences; however, there is a pattern requirement which often necessitates t...