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, 21 December 2004. It was answered by Charlotte Atkins (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent by his Department on (a) indoor bought plants, (b) indoor hired plants, (c) outdoor bought plants and (d) outdoor hired plants in each year since 1997. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by his Department on (a) indoor bought plants, (b) indoor hired plants, (c) outdoor bought plants and (d) outdoor hired plants in each year since 1997. [205592] Charlotte Atkins: The Department for Transport was formed in May 2002 and as a result the information provided relates to the period from 2002-03 until 2003-04. The details of the costs incurred on plants in DfT are either not separately recorded in the accommodation expenditure records or there was nil expenditure. The only information we have is an estimated cost of £3,244 for the cost of re-planting the main reception areas of the DfT Headquarters Great Minster House in October 2003.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205592; 428 c1648-9W;428 c1645-6W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Department for Transport Expenditure Government departments Horticulture Leasing Procurement Plants
Contains statistics: Yes
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