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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by his Department in each of the last two years; and what the cost is to public funds in each case. [200850] Mr. MacShane: The costs incurred within Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Supply Solutions-- Purchasing under equipment leasing agreements over the last two financial years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ Year 1--2002-03 445,760 Year 2--2003-04 465,618 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These costs include the lease of standalone copiers within the UK, and lease arrangements on overseas vehicles. Leased equipment held by FCO Services Home Estates are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ Coffee machine 2002-03 1,284.42 2003-04 1,284.42 Vending machines 2002-03 1,954.32 2003-04 1,954.32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

428 c1394-5W;428 c1395W; 200850

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Contracts Costs Government departments Equipment Leasing Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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