Wine (Hansard, 30 April 2002)

§ Mr. Clifton-Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much(a) UK produced wine and (b) wine produced by the rest of the world, broken down by value and volume, UK embassies world wide have provided in the last year. [R] [52613]
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§ Mr. MacShane
Our Posts overseas are not required to keep such information and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Clifton-Brown
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much(a) UK produced wine and (b) wine 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.