§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs further to his answer of 5 November 2001,Official Report, column 1W, on departmental assets, if he will make a statement on what (a) quantities, (b) countries of origin and (c) maximum bottle price of fine wines are available for use at home; and what was the cost by Department for the last year. [19799]
§ Mr. MacShaneI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 14 November 2001,Official Report, columns 746–47W.
Wines from many different countries of origin are represented in the Government Cellar including, England, Wales, Portugal, United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Spain, Italy and France.
It is not possible to give a detailed break-down of wine costs by Department; such a breakdown would incur disproportionate cost.