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Department for Work and Pensions: Lanyards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyar

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyar

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The department purchases plain lanyards as standard. There are lanyards with clip and safety release in a blue colour and come in packs of 10. Spend on these lanyards since July 2024 is £24,906.73 Spend on other lanyards is £421.23. This was for 500 DWP D...

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