Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on (a) new furniture and (b) hired furniture in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent by his Department on (a) new furniture and (b) hired furniture in each year since 1997. [205616] Mr. Rammell: The Department has spent the following amount on new furniture, including freight costs and domestic equipment, since 1997: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1997-98 17.7 1998-99 14.9 1999-2000 17.7 2000-01 16.0 2001-02 15.0 2002-03 13.0 2003-04 10.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Department does not normally hire furniture for permanent use. The costs of hiring furniture for temporary use cannot be separately identified.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1049-50W;431 c1046W; 205616
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Expenditure Government departments Furniture Leasing Procurement Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk