Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what their Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government procurement card.

The Department utilises Government Procurement Cards to purchase low-value goods and services as an efficient method of payment. In 2021, the Department spent £67,757.40 on goods and services, with a value of less than £500, using a Government Procurement Card. The majority of purchases using a Government Procurement Card, based on the total value of spend, are above £500 and published to GOV.UK on a monthly basis as part of the Department’s commitment to transparency.