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Department for Work and Pensions: Lanyards

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7487

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.

Answered by Andrew Western

The department purchases plain lanyards as standard. There are lanyards with clip and safety release in a blue colour and come in packs of 10. Spend on these lanyards since July 2024 is £24,906.73

Spend on other lanyards is £421.23. This was for 500 DWP Data & Analytics purple lanyards.

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