Question follow-through · 19667

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, 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.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
20 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, 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.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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