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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, 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

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
23 Dec 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, 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

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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