Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500, for what purpose was (a) £1,686.40 paid to the NDIA on 25 April 2022 and (b) £954.48 paid to Peli Products UK Ltd on 31 March 2022.

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) spend was to purchase additional conference and exhibition passes purchased for the UK delegation attending the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) 2022 exhibition in Tampa, USA. The exhibition space came with 16 complimentary passes, but a further 14 were required to meet the needs of the delegation attending.

The spend on Peli Products UK Ltd relates to purchases of a range of Peli cases to protect items of equipment required to support overseas trade negotiations.