Christmas
(asked on 15th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies plan to spend on Christmas (a) cards, (b) postage, (c) parties and (d) decorations and trees in 2014.
The Department has identified there is no planned expenditure set aside to fund Christmas cards, postage and parties in 2014.
For decorations and trees, as separately identified from our Facilities Management suppliers (EMCOR), there are no plans to purchase Christmas decorations or trees from them.
Spend as identified from the Department’s non-departmental public bodies and its agencies is separately reported below:
NHS England confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.
Monitor’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:
| £ |
Christmas cards | Nil |
Postage | Nil |
Parties | £4,695.50 |
Decorations and trees | Nil |
Total | £4,695.50 |
The Care Quality Commission confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.
Public Health England confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:
| £ |
Christmas cards | 0 |
Postage | 0 |
Parties | 0 |
Decorations and trees | 200 (+vat) |
Total | £200 (+vat) |
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:
| £ |
Christmas cards | £0 |
Postage | £0 |
Parties | £1,556 |
Decorations and trees | £0 |
Total | £1,556 |
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority confirm they hold no planned expenditure for any of these categories.
The Human Tissue Authority’s planned 2014 expenditure is contained in the table below:
| £ |
Christmas cards | £0 |
Postage | £0 |
Parties | £1,155 |
Decorations and trees | £0 |
Total | £1,155 |