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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Asked by Emily ThornberryLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 18 November 2024UIN 13746

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4342 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, for what reason his Department was unable to meet its target to publish the historic (a) £500 (period November-2022 to July-2024 inclusive) and (b) £25,000 (period June-2022 to July-2024 inclusive) spend files by the end of September; and when he now plans to publish them.

Answered by Catherine West

The FCDO publishes its transparency publications in accordance with the cross-Government transparency schedule, determined by Cabinet Office. The September 2024 transparency publication was postponed and therefore the publication of these reports has been delayed.

The FCDO is targeting the next cross-Government transparency day to publish the historic files, presently scheduled for the end of November 2024.

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