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Ministry of Justice: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Asked by Emily ThornberryLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 18 December 2024UIN 18913

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her 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 Alex Davies-Jones

Government Procurement Card (GPC) spending over £500 Transparency data for the Ministry of Justice is published on GOV.UK.

The published data for both 2022 and 2023 can be found at:

The total spend for transactions under £500 on GPC is set out in the table below:

Total 1 January – 31 December 2022

Total 1 January – 31 December 2023

Under £500 including refunds

28,370,116.77

31,559,138.10

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