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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.
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.
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 the use of specific (British) suppliers.
Too many Government Departments and public bodies have foreign-made tableware purchased with British taxpayers’ money. May I invite the ministerial team to make a commitment to ensure that every Department replaces its foreign-made table set with a British-made one—preferably from Stoke-on-Trent?
Too many Government Departments and public bodies have foreign-made tableware purchased with British taxpayers’ money. May I invite the ministerial team to make a commitment to ensure that every Department replaces its foreign-made table set with a British-made one—preferably from Stoke-on-Trent?
We know of the brilliant craftsmanship of the Stoke-on-Trent industry. We are committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring that they have the best chance of winning public contracts. Our new national policy statement asks contracting authorities to maximise spend with small and medium-sized enterprises and to support our industrial strategy.
We know of the brilliant craftsmanship of the Stoke-on-Trent industry. We are committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring that they have the best chance of winning public contracts. Our new national policy statement asks contracting authorities to maximise spend with small and medium-sized enterprises and to support our industrial strategy.
We know of the brilliant craftsmanship of the Stoke-on-Trent industry. We are committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring that they have the best chance of winning public contracts. Our new national policy statement asks contracting authorities to maximise spend with small and medium-sized enterprises and to support our industrial strategy.
Too many Government Departments and public bodies have foreign-made tableware purchased with British taxpayers’ money. May I invite the ministerial team to make a commitment to ensure that every Department replaces its foreign-made table set with a British-made one—preferably from Stoke-on-Trent?
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 128648 on Treasury: Tableware, which subcontractors supply his Department with its tableware.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 128648 on Treasury: Tableware, which subcontractors supply his Department with its tableware.
The subcontractor who supplies HM Treasury with its tableware is Baxter Story Plc.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department's tableware is made in the UK.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department's tableware is made in the UK.
HM Treasury does not have this information as tableware is provided by a subcontractor.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on tableware since 2015; and how much of that spending was on tableware manufactured in the UK.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on tableware since 2015; and how much of that spending was on tableware manufactured in the UK.
HM Treasury does not have this information as tableware is provided by a subcontractor.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which manufacturers his Department procures its tableware.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which manufacturers his Department procures its tableware.
HM Treasury does not have this information as tableware is provided by a subcontractor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of tableware used in British embassies is supplied by manufacturers in the UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of tableware used in British embassies is supplied by manufacturers in the UK
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold data centrally on the suppliers of tableware to its overseas missions. To provide this information would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which suppliers his Department acquires its tableware.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which suppliers his Department acquires its tableware.
Tableware used in Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK staff restaurants is supplied by Bidfood Catering Equipment. The range used is manufactured by Steelite International, a UK pottery based in Stoke-on-Trent.
Government Hospitality (GH) arranges formal ministerial business hospitality for all government departments and orders, manages and maintains its own stock of china, glass and linen. The State Dinner Service used by GH is a Wedgwood design, originally commissioned in the 1950s. Other items of china tableware currently held in stock were manufactured by Minton, Royal Crown Derby, Royal Worcester and Spode.
Embassies manage their own stocks of tableware locally and no central record is held of suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the tableware used in his Department is made in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the tableware used in his Department is made in the UK.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has 2 suppliers of restaurant services in the core Department buildings: EC Harris and Baxter Storey.
EC Harris
Currently, 40% of tableware supplied by EC Harris is manufactured in the UK. The policy is to buy UK manufactured tableware to replace existing tableware. The 60% of tableware not manufactured in the UK has been inherited from previous suppliers.
Baxter Storey
Currently, 70% of tableware supplied by Baxter Storey is manufactured in the UK and the remaining 30% is Chinese.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the World Trade Organisation on reducing tariffs on exports of hotelware to the USA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the World Trade Organisation on reducing tariffs on exports of hotelware to the USA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what rates of tariff are currently applicable to United Kingdom imports of catering tableware from the United States of America, and of similar United Kindom exports into the USA; what action he is taking to reduce the difference; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what rates of tariff are currently applicable to United Kingdom imports of catering tableware from the United States of America, and of similar United Kindom exports into the USA; what action he is taking to reduce the difference; and if...
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will comment on the progress to date on the reconvening of the Tableware Strategy Group.
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will comment on the progress to date on the reconvening of the Tableware Strategy Group.
If he will set out the timetable for further European Council of Ministers' decision-making in respect of quotas of tableware imports from China.
If he will set out the timetable for further European Council of Ministers' decision-making in respect of quotas of tableware imports from China.