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Department of Health and Social Care: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Asked by Emily ThornberryLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18907

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department publishes procurement card transactions of a value greater than £500, with further information available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dh-spending-over-500

The following table shows the total spend, net of refunds, for transactions lower than £500, for 2022 and 2023:

2022

2023

Net total payments

£156,905.67

£162,203.92

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