Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons Commission – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 January 2007.
Nick Harvey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
2:30,
8 January 2007
I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman about the benefits of the Fairtrade Foundation. As I said, only a limited range of products is available through the catering supply industry. Retail sale is a different issue in which the House is not involved. We are buying, where available, in all product categories bar one, and doing all we can to increase the volume of fair trade produce as time goes on.
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