Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via an alternative compliant purchasing route.

The Department does not allow the purchase of alcohol using government procurement cards. Revised policy and guidance were recently published where controls were tightened to ensure correct use of Government Procurement Cards, and increased compliance checks are now being made. The Department encourages cardholders to use the appropriate procurement routes for purchasing goods and services.