Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 5025

Cabinet Office: Alcoholic Drinks

Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a policy on the (a) purchase of alcohol for workplace social events and (b) location of staff social events outside work.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Any purchases made using taxpayer money must be evidenced to be necessary to the department’s business. There is no specific policy on the location of staff social events outside work.