Department for Business and Trade: Lanyards
(asked on 8th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
Since July 2024, DBT has spent £6306.41 (including delivery charges) on a total of 4530 lanyards through our print supplier (APS) and our stationery suppliers (Banner up until October 2025 and Lyreco from November 2025). Specific details of design, quantities and costs can be found in table 1 below.
UK Export Finance spent £2774.28 on three orders totalling 1,570 lanyards used for customer conferences and promotional events. These bore the name of the department and its logo and came in different coloured bands. In addition,10 special lanyards were purchased for £28.50 in March 2025 to be used to identify First Aiders among UKEF staff.
Information relating to the rest of the Department’s agencies and public bodies is not readily available/held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Table 1 – DBT lanyard expenditure
Supplier Description | Design | Quantity | Cost incl. delivery | Cost per unit |
Unbranded Red Lanyards | Plain - Red | 30 | £ 53.92 | £ 1.80 |
Unbranded Red Lanyards | Plain - Red | 70 | £ 92.38 | £ 1.32 |
United Kingdom Lanyards | United Kingdom | 500 | £ 498.42 | £ 1.00 |
Lanyards - PreMade | DBT Branded | 200 | £ 167.96 | £ 0.84 |
OfI Launch Event Lanyards | OfI Launch Event | 500 | £ 662.48 | £ 1.32 |
United Kingdom Lanyards | United Kingdom | 500 | £ 525.00 | £ 1.05 |
CPTPP Lanyards - PreMade | CPTPP | 50 | £ 97.42 | £ 1.95 |
Lanyards | DBT Branded | 400 | £ 1,019.20 | £ 2.55 |
Lanyards | DBT Branded | 400 | £ 1,019.21 | £ 2.55 |
United Kingdom Lanyards | United Kingdom | 300 | £ 352.87 | £ 1.18 |
Lanyards | DBT Branded | 500 | £ 466.44 | £ 0.93 |
BX10 DURABLE 8137-01 BADGE NECKLACE BLK | Plain - Black | 30 | £ 16.23 | £ 0.54 |
BX10 DURABLE 8223-01 NECKLACE W/REEL BLK | Plain - Black | 40 | £ 55.36 | £ 1.38 |
DURABLE LANYARD SNAP HOOK BLUE PK10 | Plain - Blue | 100 | £ 110.70 | £ 1.11 |
ANNOUNCE TEXTILE LANYARD+BDG RL P10 | Plain - Black | 20 | £ 25.08 | £ 1.25 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Black | 30 | £ 20.06 | £ 0.67 |
NAME BADGE AND TEXTILE NECKLACE PK10 | Plain - Grey | 80 | £ 34.96 | £ 0.44 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Black | 20 | £ 20.06 | £ 1.00 |
ILQ-00042182 200 lanyards LIFESAVER | Plain - Black | 200 | £ 282.86 | £ 1.41 |
ANNOUNCE TEXTILE LANYARD+BDG RP PK10 | Plain - Black | 10 | £ 12.54 | £ 1.25 |
ANNOUNCE TEXTILE LANYARD+BDG RP PK10 | Plain - Black | 20 | £ 25.08 | £ 1.25 |
DURABLE NAME BADGE TXTLE LANYRD PK10 | Plain - Grey | 10 | £ 34.58 | £ 3.46 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Blue | 40 | £ 40.12 | £ 1.00 |
ANNOUNCE TEXTILE LANYARD+BDG RP PK10 | Plain - Black | 20 | £ 25.08 | £ 1.25 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Black | 150 | £ 150.45 | £ 1.00 |
DURABLE TEXTILE LANYARD RED PK10 | Plain - Red | 100 | £ 173.10 | £ 1.73 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Green | 150 | £ 259.65 | £ 1.73 |
ANNOUNCE TEXTILE LANYARD+BDG RP PK10 | Plain - Black | 20 | £ 25.08 | £ 1.25 |
DURABLE TEXTILE BADGE LANYARD PK10 | Plain - Blue | 40 | £ 40.12 | £ 1.00 |
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| Total quantity | 4530 |
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| Total cost | £ 6,306 |
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