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1684042

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2024 to Question 8948 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution and with reference to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107065 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, for what reason he did not provide the figures requested.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>I would note that procurement cards were introduced by the last Labour Government, who welcomed their use, saying they are a ‘good example of Government learning from the private sector’.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>They are used as defined by the departmental procurement acquisition model, agreed by procurement and finance colleagues. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards are held by officials, not Ministers or Special Advisers.</p><p> </p><p>HMT incurred the following number of expenditure and total costs or those are included in the table below for the periods in question related to question 8948.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Transactions</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (Jan - Dec)</p></td><td><p>1021</p></td><td><p>£119,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (Jan - Sep)</p></td><td><p>929</p></td><td><p>£103,841</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I note that the 2009 figures from the last Labour government are comparable with a total figure of £111,423.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 14:55:21 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683371

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 8709 on Treasury: Electronic purchasing card solution, what the latest figure available is for the number of government procurement cards held by people to make purchases against his Department’s budget.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>HMT currently has 65 electronic government procurement cards in use as at 22/01/24.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that procurement cards were introduced by the last Labour Government, who welcomed their use, saying they are a ‘good example of Government learning from the private sector’.</p><p>I would like to note that the levels of expenditure for 2022 as a comparable full calendar year totalled £119k which was on par with 2009’s total expenditure of £111k.</p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>They are used as defined by the departmental procurement acquisition model, agreed by procurement and finance colleagues. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards are held by officials, not Ministers or Special Advisers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 14:53:03 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681096

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against his Department’s budget using a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 30 September 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Purchases over £500 are subject to Government transparency reporting.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/01/2024 11:38:15 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1643667

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, (a) for which individuals and (b) for how many nights accommodation was purchased from (i) Marriott Hotels on (1) 17 April 2022 and (2) 10 October 2022, (ii) Capital Hotel Plc on 7 June 2022, and (iii) Transcorp Hotels Plc on 29 September 2022; and what were the (A) locations of each hotel and (B) purpose of each stay.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The accommodation referenced in the question related to stays for meetings with the IMF and providing technical assistance to the government of Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:35:35 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643668

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, what was the (a) nature and (b) purpose of the services purchased from (i) Chauffeur Services North East Ltd on 18 May 2022 and (ii) RD Chauffeur Services on 13 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The taxi services relate to transportation for HM Treasury and BEIS officials in Teesside and Belfast.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:23:09 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643669

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of procurement card spend greater than £500, for (a) which individuals and (b) how many nights was accommodation purchased from Radisson Blu Hotels on (i) 15 May 2022, (ii) 23 June 2022, and (iii) 16 November 2022; and what were the (A) locations of those hotels and (b) the purpose of those stays.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>This visit was for attendance at OECD led meetings of the Inclusive Framework Steering Group in Paris.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 14:50:14 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643674

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government procurement card HMT spend greater than £500: November 2022, published 31 May 2023, for (a) which individuals and (b) how many nights was accommodation purchased at Paris Attitude Apartments on 18 November 2022; and what was the purpose of that stay.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Accommodation was secured for a member of HM Treasury staff on long-term secondment to the OECD in Paris.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:14:30 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643676

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government procurement card HMT spend greater than £500: October 2022, published 31 May 2023, for (a) which individuals and (b) how many nights, was accommodation purchased at the Tropical Mansion Suites on 29 October 2022; and what was the purpose of that stay.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Accommodation was purchased for delivering technical assistance to the government of Montserrat, supporting them in preparation for their assessment conducted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:26:31 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643677

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Department’s publication entitled Government procurement card HMT spend greater than £500: January 2023, published 31 May 2023, for (a) which individuals and (b) how many nights was accommodation purchased at (i) Hotel Taj Samudra on 20 January 2023 and (ii) JW Golf on 23 January 2023; and what was the purpose of those stays.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of these stays was to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings for G20 as well as provide diplomacy and engagement with the Sri Lankan government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:20:45 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1643679

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of Government procurement card HMT spend greater than £500: January 2023, published 31 May 2023, what was the (a) nature and (b) purpose of the training for which Carter Corson Partnership Ltd. was paid (i) £3,132 on 26 October 2022 and (ii) £2,152 on 1 February 2023; and which teams received that training.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The nature and purpose of these training sessions was the internal audit training provided by the Government Internal Audit Agency department.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/06/2023 15:12:11 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith