Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 27 August 2026, what was the nature of the expenditure undertaken and for what goods and services, and in what policy area, in relation to the transaction, Disputes & Policy Implementation, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, Ref: SINV-000032598, for £31,661.63.

The quoted invoice was paid to Gowling LLP for legal services in relation to support provided to Government Commercial Agency (GCA) procurement activity on a new framework contract.