HC Deb 13 January 2004 vol 416 c634W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether it is the policy of his Department to use fair trade products, as a matter of course, in(a) sales on departmental premises and (b) receptions and meetings involving staff and visitors. [142809]

Mr. Hain

My office does not have a refreshment facility in which it could stock and sell fair trade products.

While there is currently no Government-wide approach to the procurement of fair trade products, we will endeavour to use them for official entertaining, subject to this being value for money.