Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

(asked on 27th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 October to Question 53318 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what the cost of all football kits purchased from each football club to support youth engagement projects was from the start of financial year 2020/21 to the end of October 2022.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 9th November 2022

The cost of all football kits purchased was £17,306.57 in FY 20/21 and £15,232.59 in FY 21/22. The transactions were with a range of individual clubs and commercial suppliers as set out below; most of these transactions were for kit from more than one EPL team. These kits are expected to be worn for four football seasons: an estimated 200 matches per kit.

Supplier

Sum of Billed Amount

Brighton and Hove Albion FC

£ 491.95

Directsoccer.co.uk

£ 5,277.97

Kitbag

£ 3,845.95

Gotto Sports

£ 20.00

Leicester City Football Club

£ 736.10

Lord Jerseys

£ 609.00

Premier Services International

£ 7,891.49

Norwich City Football Club

£ 1,899.00

Sports Direct 373

£ 35.98

SportsDirect.com

£ 9,754.72

Jersey Workshop

£ 405.00

West Ham United Football Club

£ 1,572.00

Grand Total

£ 32,539.16

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