Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2002. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 April 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) UK produced wines and (b) wines produced by the rest of the world, broken down by value and volume, government hospitality departments have provided in the last 12 months. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much (a) UK produced wines and (b) wines produced by the rest of the world, broken down by value and volume, Government hospitality departments have provided in the last 12 months. [R] [52611] Mr. MacShane: Government Hospitality Section of Conference and Visits Group provides hospitality services to all Government departments. In the financial year 2001-02 Government Hospitality used approximately 1,100 bottles of English and Welsh wines at a cost of around £4, 600. During the same period Government Hospitality used approximately 6, 850 bottles of wine from other countries. It is not possible to give a meaningful breakdown by value of these wines.

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