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Government Hospitality: Wines

Volume 506: debated on Monday 1 March 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 216W, on Government hospitality: wines, at which events between 25 November 2009 and 25 December 2009 wine from the Government wine cellar was served; and which of those events was attended by the Minister for Europe. (319372)

Between 25 November 2009 and 25 December 2009 Government Hospitality (GH) organised the following events at which wines from the GH cellar were used:

Date

Event

Host Department

25 November

Dinner for Kids Task Force

Department for Children Schools and Families

25 November

Dinner for Chinese Transport Minister

Department of Transport (DoT)

26 November

Lunch for European Ambassadors

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)

26 November

Reception for COI

Government Equalities Office

30 November

Reception for Asia Task Force

FCO

30 November

Reception for Corporate Alliance

Attorney-General's Office

3 December

Reception for Global Health Security

Department of Health (DoH)

3 December

Dinner for European Parliament Transport Committee

DoT

3 December

Dinner for Global Health Security

DoH

6 December

Dinner for Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister

FCO

7 December

Dinner for Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister

FCO

8 December

Reception for FCO Stakeholders

FCO

8 December

Dinner for FCO Ministerial Team

FCO

9 December

Reception for London Diplomatic Science Club

Department for Business Innovation and Skills

9 December

Reception for Overseas Territories Consultative Council

FCO

10 December

Dinner for London Business School

HM Treasury

11 December

Lunch for GH Advisory Committee

FCO

14 December

Reception for Hon CBE Presentation

Department for Energy and Climate Change

I hosted the lunch for European Union Ambassadors on 26 November and the Reception for the Overseas Territories Consultative Council on 9 December 2009. I also attended the reception for FCO Stakeholders and the dinner for the FCO ministerial team on 8 December.