Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publications entitled Government procurement card HMT spend greater than £500: July 2022 and August 2022, published 31 May 2023, what was the (a) nature and (b) purpose of the conference services for which (i) Cherron Inko-Tariah was paid £3,339.99 on 13 July 2022, (ii) Terry Tew Sound & Light were paid £2,370 on 18 July 2022, and (iii) Livegroup Ltd were paid £7,389.26 on 11 August 2022.

The purpose of this expenditure was for events and conferences.