HC Deb 13 May 2004 vol 421 c533W
Michael Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the(a) crockery, (b) cutlery and (c) glassware procured by his Department over the last five years is of British manufacture. [170798]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The percentage of crockery, cutlery and glassware procured by my Department over the last five years, which is of British manufacture is as follows

  1. (a) crockery 90 per cent.
  2. (b) cutlery unknown country of origin not displayed
  3. (c) glassware 0 per cent.