Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for February 2022, for attendance at which event did his Department pay Revolution Events Ltd. £1,557.60 on 21 February 2022; and at which hotel was accommodation booked for staff attending that event.

This was for to pay for staff attendance at the annual Information & Records Management Society Conference in 2022 in Glasgow, a conference managed by Revolution Events Ltd. The conference formed part of staff learning and development and the fee included payment for overnight accommodation and VAT at the Conference hotel, Doubletree by Hilton.