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Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 63332

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Cabinet Office: Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - March 2025, published on 24 April 2025, what the spending to the House of Commons was for.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The spending in question was incurred by the Civil Service Commission, and entailed room hire and catering for an event to recognise the award of Civil Service Commission’s Commissioners' Mark of Excellence (CME), held on 6 March 2025.

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