Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
(asked on 9th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many people based (a) in the UK and (b) overseas held government procurement cards to make purchases against his Department’s budget as of (i) 31 December 2022, (ii) 31 March 2023 and (iii) 31 December 2023.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As of 11 January 2024 the data is as follows:
Based in the UK = 845
Based Overseas = 4,783
Government Procurement Cards provide an efficient route to enable key staff to procure goods and services, necessary to the promotion of British interests overseas and the maintenance of our embassies and high commissions. All purchases are subject to authorisation by managers and audit checks.