Question follow-through · 19654

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
24 Dec 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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