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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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16 Dec 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9065 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) oth

Reply

DCMS spent £120,687.71 incl VAT on the refurbishment of Ministerial offices during the period 4th July 2022 to 4th July 2024 on new furniture, fittings plus other refurbishment (including moves). This is broken down as follows:New furniture and fittings: ...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) her core Department and (b) executive agencies of her Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Core Department:A total of 23 DCMS core civil servants held government procurement cards at the end of the 2022 calendar year. A total of 15 DCMS core civil servants held government procurement cards at the end of the 2023 calendar year. This enabled them...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

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...

22 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Board on the potential impact of changes to programming resulting from reductions in funding on Britain’s soft power.

Reply

The Secretary of State regularly engages with the BBC Chair on a range of issues, including the BBC World Service.The BBC’s public service output is primarily funded through the licence fee. The World Service is also supported by a grant-in-aid from the g...

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