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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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12 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
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How many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) HM Treasury and (b) HMRC at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency and support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with indivi...

12 Dec 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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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

The following number of Government procurement cards (GPCs) were held at:DateActive cards in core departmentActive cards in executive agencies31 December 202274113531 December 2023951182

12 Dec 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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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

The number of Government Procurement Cards allocated to individuals for making purchases against (a) the core Department's budget was:(i) As of December 31, 2022: 325(ii) As of December 31, 2023: 324 The number of Government Procurement Cards allocated to...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and its predecessor departments and (b) executive agencies of those departments at the end of cal

Reply

Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) only hold records for the core department and does not hold the requested information for 2022, as DSIT was established in February 2023. The DSIT cardholders at the end of 2023 calendar year total 3...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023

Reply

The table below sets out the number of cardholders at the end of each calendar year, by organisation. 20222023Core Department235292Animal and Plant Health Agency6463Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science266357Rural Payments Agency1111V...

12 Dec 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The Cabinet Office has a clear policy for new government procurement card applications which must be accompanied by confirmation a budget holder within the relevant business unit approves the issue of the card. Initial use of the card is restricted to cer...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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How many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and its predecessor departments and (b) executive agencies of those departments at the end of calendar years (i)

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UKSBS have confirmed the following numbers of government procurement cards were held by the Department for Business and Trade/Department for International Trade: DepartmentYearGPC Cards heldDepartment for Business and Trade/Department for International Tr...

12 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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How many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

The number of cards held across the Ministry of Defence and DSTL (executive agency) at the end of calendar years 2022 and 2023 were as follows: End of Calendar YearCore DepartmentExecutive Agencies20228,85328120238,542302

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

12 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

In relation to the number of Government procurement cards held by staff within the core Department, I refer the Hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury to the answer given on 18 January 2024 to Question PQ8714.In addition, the following table shows t...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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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

a.) We do not hold this data historically, as the system (Smart Data Online SDOL) that we use to record ePCS management information will only give us a list of active cardholders' data as of today's date; we do not have the capability to look back as of t...

12 Dec 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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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

The table below provides a breakdown of the Electronic Purchasing Card Solution (ePCS) cards that were held by staff within the department, its arms-length bodies and executive agencies as of 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2023. 31 December 202231 Decem...

12 Dec 2024·Home Office·Answered
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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

The volumes of government procurement cards held by core Home Office and executive agencies (ALBs) on 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2023 are:2022HO 1061ALB 34 2023HO 1052ALB 36

12 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and

Reply

We are unable to provide data as at the end of the calendar years requested, but in mid-January 2023 and 2024 respectively: Core Department Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) held = i) 4,590 ii) 5,472Executive Agencies of department GPCs held = i) nil ii...

12 Dec 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, 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

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As of 31 December 2022, 18 government procurement cards were held by staff within the core Department; 27 by staff at the Planning Inspectorate; 6 at the QEII Centre.As of 31 December 2023, 25 government procurement cards were held by staff within the cor...

10 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·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

Departmental spend on Government procurement card (GPC) purchase above £500 net of refunded payments is published here in line with Government policy: MOD: spending over £500 on a GPC for January to December 2022 - GOV.UK MOD: spending over £500 on a GPC ...

10 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·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 publishes procurement card transactions of a value greater than £500, with further information available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dh-spending-over-500The following table shows the total spend, net of r...

10 Dec 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development 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

Government Procurement Cards provide an efficient route to enable key staff to procure goods and services, necessary to the promotion of British interests overseas and the maintenance of our embassies and high commissions. All purchases are subject to aut...

10 Dec 2024·Cabinet Office·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 guiding policy setting out the requirement to publish GPC transactions over £500 remains in place. Guidance is available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5e8b402686650c18ce2c...

10 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·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.

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The Department for Business and Trade (formerly Department for International Trade until July 2023) publishes all government procurement card (GPC) spend of over £500. This is available at: a) (i) GPC spend over £500 for 2022:https://www.gov.uk/government...

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