Written question asked by Jake Berry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2012. It was answered by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Monday, 26 March 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Yorkshire Forward: Government Procurement Card

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library a list of the transactions of the Yorkshire Forward Development Agency in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 by individual (i) transaction date, (ii) supplier and (iii) amount.

Answer: Yorkshire Forward has made use of Government procurement cards (GPC) for information and communications technology and facilities-related purchases since November 2009. A list of all Yorkshire Forward GPC transactions in 2010-11, showing transaction date, supplier and amount, will be placed in the Libraries of the House. Information on individual transactions in 2009-10 can be provided only at disproportionate cost but a summary of balances, per employee, for November 2009 to March 2010 will also be placed in the Libraries of the House.

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