Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
(asked on 9th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 108123 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, which country the former Foreign Secretary was visiting or returning from when using the VIP services purchased at Heathrow Airport on 24 March 2022; and on what dates those services were used.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The former Foreign Secretary used Heathrow services on Saturday 25th September 2021 when returning from Mexico. The invoice for the use of the facilities was paid on 24 March 2022.
VIP services are booked to provide swift and secure airport arrival and departure arrangements. We are committed to using public money responsibly and receive a reduced rate for these services.