Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to his Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending for January 2022, for what purpose trivia software was purchased by his Department on 5 January 2022.

Following the results of the 2020 People Survey which recorded staff feeling isolated during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials determined that software like Trivia could help bring together staff who were working from home in challenging circumstances. The department will not be continuing with the subscription in future, now the pandemic is over.