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Written questions by Thornberry.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Emily Thornberry this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (84)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (18)Cabinet Office (9)Department of Health and Social Care (7)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Treasury (5)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (4)Home Office (4)Ministry of Defence (3)Ministry of Justice (3)Department for Education (3)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (3)Department for Business and Trade (3)

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10 Dec 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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How much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

(a) The value of spend for purchases under £500 made against the Department’s budget using a Government Procurement Card was:(i) in calendar year 2022 - £391,995.07(ii) in calendar year 2023 - £415,715.73 (b) The value of spend for purchases over £500 mad...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

DCMS publishes departmental transaction level data on government procurement card purchases for transactions over £500 in accordance with policy. The guiding policy setting out the requirement to publish GPC transactions over £500 remains in place.Guidanc...

10 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What total amount of expenditure was incurred on purchases (a) above £500 and (b) below £500 made on government procurement cards issued by (i) HM Treasury and (ii) HMRC net of any refunded payments in (A) 2022 and

Reply

Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy and boost efficiency. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls. Departmental expenditure made on government procurement ...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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How much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The table below shows the government procurement card spend split by transactions above £500 and transactions of £500 and below for the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. Figures are net of refunded payments. 20222023Value of GPC purchases above £500£59,801.3...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, how much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Department for Science Innovation and Technology does not hold the requested information for 2022 as DSIT was established in February 2023. The total department spent on government procurement card purchases between February 2023 to December 2023 are outl...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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How much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was created in February 2023, so no information is held for periods prior to that date. However, even though DESNZ was set up in February 2023, the spilt across GPC cards was not done at that point a...

10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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How much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Government Procurement Card (GPC) spending over £500 Transparency data for the Ministry of Justice is published on GOV.UK.The published data for both 2022 and 2023 can be found at:MOJ: spending over £500 on a GPC 2022 - GOV.UK.MOJ: spending over £500 on a...

10 Dec 2024·Home Office·Answered
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How much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The total GPC Expenditure for 2022 financial year is £2,815,250.58The total GPC Expenditure for 2023 financial year is £2,333,928.42The expenditure over £500.00 for each financial year is published on the Government website and can be found using the foll...

10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, how much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Details of the department spend on government procurement cards can be found here.

10 Dec 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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How much her Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The department, including its Arm’s Length Bodies and Executive Agencies, spent the following amounts via an Electronic Procurement Card Solution (ePCS), previously known as Government Procurement Card (GPC):(a) Spending above £500The department publishes...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

(a) Published departmental transaction level data on government procurementcard (GPC) purchases for transactions over £500 in accordance with policy are at the following link: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/710cd410-0724-4aac-b891-e48e9ec50d66/defra-gove...

12 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4342 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, for what reason his Departm

Reply

The FCDO publishes its transparency publications in accordance with the cross-Government transparency schedule, determined by Cabinet Office. The September 2024 transparency publication was postponed and therefore the publication of these reports has been...

11 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165277 on Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad, how many UK nationals were provided with consular assistance

Reply

Between 1 January and 16 October 2023, The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provided consular assistance in 214 new victim of crime cases related to domestic violence and 355 new victim of crime cases related to rape and sexual assault....

11 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165278 on Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad, how many UK nationals were provided with consular assistance

Reply

Between 1 January and 16 October 2023, The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provided consular assistance in 228 new victim of crime cases related to assault and 260 new victim of crime cases related to theft.The FCDO introduced a new co...

6 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of Wednesday 6 November to Questions 12253, 12254, 12255 and 12256 on Government Hospitality: Wines and Government Hospitality: Spirits, who the attend

Reply

Pursuant to the answer to questions 12253, 12254, 12255 and 12256 attendees at the December 23 Centenary event were the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister responsible for the Government Wine Cellar at that time, Chairs and Members of the Government Wine ...

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were three bottles of 1931 Quinta do N

Reply

The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were four bottles of 1983 Chateau Marg

Reply

The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were six bottles of 1988 Echezeaux Dom

Reply

The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasion was a bottle of 1922 Hine Cognac consum

Reply

The cognac, wine, and port referenced were consumed at a Minister-led event to mark the centenary of the Government Wine Cellar in December 2023.

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Hospitality wine cellar biennial report 2022 to 2024, published on 31 October 2024, for what occasions were two bottles of 1989 Batard-Montra

Reply

The cognac and wine referred to formed part of the Government Wine Committee's tasting. The Committee, which convenes three times a year, provides advice on the management of the Government Wine Cellar.

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