Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 November 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.
In Calendar Year 2022 the Department recorded 175,053 transactions with a value of less than £500 and the total cost of these purchases has been calculated at £20,035,940.81.
Between 1 January 2023 and 30 November 2023 the Department recorded 167,839 transactions with a value of less than £500 and the total cost of these purchases has been calculated at £16,168,468.94.