§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is in relation to departmental spending for supplies concerning the purchase of fair trade goods. [15207]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
I refer the hon. member to the reply given to him by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development on 16 November 2001, Official Report, column 931W