To ask the Chairman of Committees what fair trade products are purchased by the House of Lords; and what plans they have to extend these. [HL712]

One of the Refreshment Department’s strategic objectives is to support corporate social responsibility in the House of Lords through the use of fair trade products. Fair trade items currently on offer include hot beverages (tea, coffee and chocolate), a small range of confectionery bars, packaged biscuits and cakes, sugar sachets and bananas (when available). Emphasis is placed on increasing the range of fair trade products at the procurement stage.