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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in his Department is made by a British manufacturer.

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 20 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 22 Oct 2025
Answer: 28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in his Department is made by a British manufacturer.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2025
Answer published
Tableware and crockery are not provided within the Department.The Government is committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring they have the best chance to win public contracts.The new Procurement Act creates a simpler and more transparent system...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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