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Diplomatic Service: Tableware

Commons · Question 26083 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

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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...