Written question asked by Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) on Friday, 7 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 October 2011. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 October 2011 on behalf of the Audit Commission.

Government Procurement Card

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what transactions have been made on his Department's Government Procurement Card by each card-holding director and board member of the Audit Commission since 2006-07; and what the (a) supplier, (b) date, (c) amount and (d) name of the card holder was for each transaction.

Answer: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I have asked the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to my hon. Friend direct.Letter from Andy McKeon, dated 26 October 2011:"Your Parliamentary Question has been passed to me to reply as the Chief Executive is on leave.""The Audit Commission does not have access to GPC cards provided by the Department. Only the Chief Executive and Chairman held GPC cards. They no longer hold them.""The Audit Commission does riot hold electronic records on individual card holder transactions from 2006/07 and 2007/08. This information is archived in hard copy, and could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost.""We have, however, provided information for 2008/09 and 2009/10 on 10 May 2011 official report column 1175-1177w. The only other transaction since 31 March 2010 was on 28 June 2010 by the Chief Executive Eugene Sullivan for £415.15 at the City Inn Westminster."

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 73224; 534 c254-5W
Session: 2010-12
Subjects: Department for Communities and Local Government Electronic purchasing card solution
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk