Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for the month of May 2022, whether the £1,411.12 spent by UK Borders and Enforcement staff on a business lunch with French officials at the Cinnamon Club on 13 May 2022, included any expenditure on alcoholic beverages.

We regularly engage with our diplomatic partners to deepen our cooperation in areas that advance the UK's interests. This spend was made in accordance with Home Office policy on gifts and hospitality.