Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 83331

Department for Work and Pensions: Catering

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)Stoke-on-Trent Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in (a) his Department and (b) job centres is made by a British manufacturer.

Answer

Andrew Western
The current FM supply chain who provide catering services (as of 1st October 2025) has inherited canteen crockery and cutlery from the previous supplier(s), therefore are unable to ascertain where these were manufactured. Our suppliers have confirmed ther...

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