HC Deb 13 November 1997 vol 300 c636W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to the oral Statement by the Secretary State for International Development,Official Report, 5 November, column 332, if she will instruct officials to serve coffee and tea furnished by suppliers who adhere to fair trade standards in her Department. [15498]

Mr. Field

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer the Prime Minister has given today. All procurement decisions in this Department are based on the Government's policy of value for money.