Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2022 to Question 109493 on Department for International Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what the name was of the hotel at which Lord Faulkner hosted the lunch; how many individuals attended that lunch; and how many of those were (a) UK officials or (b) business people.

The Department for International Trade does not disclose the names of hotels used by either officials or ministers for security reasons. However, a total of ten individuals attended the lunch, including Lord Faulkner. Of the ten attendees, five were UK officials, one was Lord Faulkner himself and the remaining four were officials from the Taiwan Representative Office.