Written question asked by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 September 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 October 2011. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 10 October 2011 on behalf of the Audit Commission.

Audit Commission: Government Procurement Card

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff of the Audit Commission were disciplined for misuse or abuse of the Government Procurement Card between 2005-06 and 2009-10.

Answer: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I will ask the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to my hon. Friend direct.Letter from Eugene Sullivan, dated 10 October 2011:"Your Parliamentary Question has been passed to me to reply.""I can confirm that there were no instances of misuse or abuse of the Government Procurement Card by staff of the Audit Commission that warranted disciplinary action during the period in question."

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