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Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 63333

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Government Procurement Card spend over £500 - April 2025 (Spending by Business Units no longer part of Cabinet Office), published on 29 May 2025, how many (a) virtual and (b) physical Government Procurement Cards are held by his Department.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Cabinet Office has 37 staff who have access to raise virtual cards and has 214 physical Government Procurement cardholders. Approximately half of the physical cards are held by the Government Car Service, which was transferred to the Cabinet Office in April 2025.

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