Question follow-through · 18916

Department for Education: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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.

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 10 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 12 Dec 2024
Answer: 19 Dec 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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.
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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19 Dec 2024
Answer published
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...

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