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Northern Ireland Office: Lanyards

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 17 June 2026UIN 8097

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) spent £714.00 (inc VAT) on lanyards for staff since 4 July 2024. The design features NIO branding. 100 lanyards were purchased at a cost of £5.95 each.

In the same time period, the NIO’s public bodies made the following purchases:

Crown Solicitor’s Office: £33.50 for 50 lanyards printed with the word ‘staff’;

Electoral Office for Northern Ireland: £7.46 for 10 lanyards printed with the word ‘staff’;

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: £225.60 for 100 lanyards printed with the NIHRC logo; and

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: £844 on 400 lanyards printed with the word ‘staff’.

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