Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against her 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 the calendar year 2022, there were 694 purchases with a value of less than £500 made against the Department’s budget using a government procurement card. The total cost of those purchases was £89,996.23.

From 1 January 2023 to 30 November 2023, there were 631 purchases with a value of less than £500 made against the Department’s budget using a government procurement card. The total cost of those purchases was £77,550.10.