Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, what the (a) nature and (b) purpose was of the conference and training services purchased from (i) Make Life Simple Ltd. for £3,655 on 21 April 2021 and (ii) Art of Brilliance Ltd. for £1,440 on 29 July 2021.

The nature of these costs were for external speakers as part of the (i) GFA Spring Festival (ii) Government Social Research event.