Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to request information from the Privy Council Office
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please can let me know whether or not tea and coffee is provided
out of public funds for

(1) those working at the Privy Council Office

(2) those present at Privy Council Meetings

I would be grateful if you could answer the following queries for
(1) and (2) separately:

(a) For any tea or coffee provided please could you let me know
what proportion is fair trade. If the exact proportion is not known
please provide an estimate.

(b) Please could you also list out the brand names of tea and
coffee that are known to have been purchased in the last three
months.

Yours faithfully,

John Cross

Dear Mr Cross

Thank you for your email of 5th May, in which you request information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You query has been passed to
me for reply.

The answer to your request is as follows:

(a) No tea or coffee is provided out of public funds to Privy Council
Office staff.

(b) Tea and coffee is not provided at meetings of the Privy Council.

If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information, you
may request an internal review within two calendar months of the date of
this letter by writing to Access Rights Unit, Ministry of Justice, Post
Point 6.17, Selborne House, 54-60 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QW.

If you remain unhappy with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

I hope this is helpful.

Yours sincerely

Ceri King

Ceri King
Head of Secretariat and Senior Clerk
Privy Council Office
2 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AA

020 7210 1050

www.pco.gov.uk <http://www.pco.gov.uk/>

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