Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against his Department’s budget using a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 30 September 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.

The number of purchases with a value less than £500 made against the Department’s budget using a Government Procurement Card were:

(a) in calendar year 2022: 8507

(b) from 1 January to 30 September 2023: 6982

The cost of these purchases were:

(a) in calendar year 2022: £399,719.55

(b) from 1 January to 30 September 2023: £321,213.13