Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of Governments of cocoa producing countries on the introduction of fair trade policies for cocoa producers.
Answered by George Hollingbery
The UK remains committed to free and fair trade, and using trade to promote global development and poverty reduction. As the UK leaves the European Union, our first priority is to ensure continuity in our trading relationships, including cocoa producers. This includes discussions with the likes of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire about replicating the effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to continue to provide duty-free access to the UK for products including cocoa. The Government has also committed to continue to unilaterally provide preferential market access to around 70 other developing countries including some that produce cocoa. In the future, we will look to further deepen our trading relationships with these partners.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received representations on the consistency of the website www.bbcproductionmusic.com with the obligations of the BBC in relation to fair trade; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Margot James
This is a matter for the BBC. The government has not received representations on this issue.
Asked by: Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op) - Preston)
Question
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission has taken to stock (a) fair trade wines and (b) other fair trade products.
Answered by Tom Brake
Fairtrade products are sold by Catering Services across Parliament which include a variety of popular drinks and snacks labelled with the 'Fairtrade' mark or sticker on packaged products. No fair trade wines are stocked at the current time.
Catering Services recognises and supports Fair Trade Fortnight. It makes catering customers aware of Fair Trade Fortnight through promotional screens in the catering venues as well as informing people about the Fair Trade organisation through table talkers and posters across the estate in catering venues.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The information requested is not held centrally.
Asked by: Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op) - Preston)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Fairtrade products are available from (a) vending machines and (b) canteens in his Department.
Answered by George Eustice
Defra has no vending machines. The following Fairtrade products are available through Defra’s canteens:-
Bananas
Sugar Sachets – Brown and White
Bulk Sugar – Brown and White
Drinking Chocolate
“Oh so Scrummy” products including, Muffins, Cakes and Flapjacks
“Be Fair “ Healthy Apple and Orange drinks
“Eat Fair” Dark Coconut bar, Flapjack - Oat and Seed Bar, Rocky Road, Salted Caramel Bars
“Nestle” Kit Kats 3 flavours
The canteen also stocks Costa Coffee and Typhoo tea which are part of the rainforest alliance scheme.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Margot James
The information requested is not held centrally and could ony be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Anne Milton
The information requested is not held centrally.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
We cannot aggregate day-to-day spend comprised of fair trade products due to not holding this data centrally. Our accommodation and stationery products are purchased through a third-party supplier.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
The Northern Ireland Office is fully committed to ethical procurement; however, we are unable to quantify what proportion of our annual spend relates to fair trade products over the requested period.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Wales Office does not routinely spend on day-to-day food and drink products and uses Ministry of Justice contracts to procure most of our non-food day-to-day goods.