Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the most expensive bottle of wine (a) purchased by and (b) consumed from the Government Wine Cellar this year.

The most expensive bottle of wine (a) purchased by the Government Wine Cellar this year was a Ridgeview Blanc de Blanc 2016. The most expensive bottle of wine (b) consumed from the Government Wine Cellar this year was a Chateau Lynch Bages 2000.