Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department has taken to monitor compliance by executive agencies and arm's-length bodies with the rules on purchasing Government-branded merchandise; and whether her Department holds information on the total expenditure approved under exemptions to those restrictions.

The government is keen to reduce all non-essential spend - including restricting branded merchandise. In April 2025, the then Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster asked Departments to implement appropriate controls within their Departments, and where relevant and possible their arm's-length bodies. Information on what exemptions have been utilised is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.