§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for International Development, 5 November 1997,Official Report, column 332, if he will instruct officials to serve coffee and tea furnished by suppliers who adhere to fair trade standards in his Department. [15491]
§ Ms JowellI refer my hon. Friend to the reply my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave him on 13 November 1997,Official Report, column 617. All procurement decisions in the Department are based on the Government's policy of value for money.