Question follow-through · 83338
Northern Ireland Office: Catering
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (i) his Department and (ii) Hillsborough Castle is made by a British manufacturer.
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (i) his Department and (ii) Hillsborough Castle 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
The Government is committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring they have the best chance to win public contracts.Crockery and tableware at Northern Ireland Office buildings and Hillsborough Castle has been sourced over a number of years from va...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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