Department for International Trade: Wines

(asked on 25th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on (a) English wine and (b) wine from other countries in 2017-18.


Answered by
Conor Burns Portrait
Conor Burns
This question was answered on 21st April 2020

It is not possible to separate the cost of English wine, or wine from other countries, from ‘other catering and hospitality costs’ in the Department’s finance system. As a representative department, small amounts of alcohol may be served at external events where there is a clear business need and it is appropriate given the importance of the occasion and standing of the guests, but we do not keep a separate record of this. Departmental policy states that expenditure should be kept as low as possible, and within specified limits.

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