Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department’s published spending by electronic purchasing card solution over £500 for May 2022, who attended the meal purchased for £656.00 at Quilon on 27 May 2022; and whether the transaction included expenditure on alcoholic beverages.
This was hospitality spend on lunch on 27 May 2022 for a visiting Indian Government Delegation. The delegation were visiting London as part of the UK-India Trade Negotiation discussions and a Department for International Trade-hosted Round Table event. 7 Indian Government officials were hosted by 3 UK Government officials. There was no alcohol purchased during the lunch.