To ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to the oral Statement by the Secretary of State for International Development on 5 November 1997, Official Report, column 332, if he will instruct officials to serve coffee and tea furnished by suppliers who adhere to fair trade standards in his Department. [15493]

I refer to the answer given yesterday to my hon. Friend by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, Official Report, column 617. All procurement decisions in my Departments are based on the Government's policy of value for money.