Question follow-through · 27913

10 Downing Street: Shops

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23475 on 10 Downing Street: Shops, which items were manufactured in China; if he will provide a description of each item; and what the retail price is of eac

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 5 Feb 2025
Answer: 6 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

31 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23475 on 10 Downing Street: Shops, which items were manufactured in China; if he will provide a description of each item; and what the retail price is of eac
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
Many of the items sold in the 10 Downing Street gift shop are made in the UK. A very small number of items, such as water bottles from a well known British supplier, are made globally, including in China. This was the case under the previous government.

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