§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is in relation to departmental spending for supplies concerning the purchase of fair trade goods. [15205]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 16 November 2001]The Department's procurement policy is to achieve value for money. On the matter of fair trade policy I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn) on 16 November 2001,Official Report, column 931W.