Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many government procurement cards were held by people to make purchases against his Department’s budget as of (a) 31 December 2022, (b) 31 March 2023 and (c) 31 December 2023.

The number of government procurement cardholders on the dates in question are:

• 31 December 2022 - 298 cardholders

• 31 March 2023 - 291 cardholders

• 31 December 2023 - 320 cardholders