Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much public money was spent by his Department in financial years (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22 on the procurement of ministerial red (i) boxes and (ii) folders bearing the inscription Department for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

The costs for new boxes, refurbishment, keys and folders was £10,189 in financial year 2020-21 and £10,192 in financial year 2021-22.

Purchasing and repairing ministerial boxes is a routine UK Government practice under successive administrations, including the last Labour Government.