Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Home Office procurement card spend over £500: February 2024, published on 23 April 2024, which Honourable Society was paid £10,112.40 on 27 February 2024; and what the publication launch was for which that venue was booked.

a) Honourable Society

These costs were incurred for the procurement of a venue for publication day launch of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 report.

b) Cinnamon Club

These costs were incurred for the Permanent Secretary’s hosting of US Department of Justice officials in the UK, as part of the HO-DoJ Strategic Dialogue.

c) Fletcher Gallery Services

These costs (none overseas) were incurred for the purchase of departmental furnishings.

d) Cloveride

These costs were incurred for the hire of two chauffeured vehicles for the Home Secretary’s official visit to New York in February 2024.