§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage by weight of current beef supply contracts for his Department and its agencies are sourced from(a) British and (b) Scottish herds. [157861]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThis detailed information could be provided only at disproportionate costs.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office restaurant and catering services are contracted out to a range of suppliers. Of the beef provided by our principal supplier, we are told that the amount currently sourced from British herds is 90 per cent. of which 10 per cent. comes from Scottish Herds.