Fair Trade Fortnight

HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 c44W

Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the President of the Council what steps he is taking to encourage participation by his Department in Fair Trade Fortnight from 4 to 17 March. [33543]

Mr. Robin Cook

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development on 5 February 2000,Official Report, column 917W.

My Department is not responsible for major purchases of goods and services.

None the less, we will endeavour to use Fair Trade products for official entertaining directly provided by my Department, subject to this being good value for money.

Information about Fair Trade Fortnight will be drawn to the attention of all departmental staff.