Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i) have let and (ii) plan to let that are worth (A) between £1 million and £3 million and (B) over £3 million since 2010; how much his Department has spent on monitoring each such contract; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract.

Since January 2011, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000

www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

In addition, Departments including HM Treasury routinely publish details of transactions over £25,000.

HM Treasury, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies currently have no plans to let contracts for over £1m.

Information relating to the expenditure and the number of officials involved in monitoring contracts is not held centrally.