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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Cognizant

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 July 2026UIN 13145

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, "MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026", published on 17 April 2026, what was the purpose and specification of the payment to Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ref: 5105609895, on Priorities Dashboard 01, for £39,156.72.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The purpose and specification of the of the payment to Cognizant Worldwide Limited, Ref: 5105609895, on Priorities Dashboard 01, for £39,156.72 was for specialist technical resource to design and develop a dashboard tool to measure and track delivery priorities.

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