Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 12257

Government Hospitality: Wines

Tabled: 1 November 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Emily Thornberry

LabourIslington South and Finsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were two bottles of 1989 Batard-Montra

Answer

Catherine West
The cognac and wine referred to formed part of the Government Wine Committee's tasting. The Committee, which convenes three times a year, provides advice on the management of the Government Wine Cellar.