Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 February 2005. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Friday, 4 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on (a) indoor bought plants, (b) indoor hired plants, (c) outdoor bought plants and (d) outdoor hired plants in each year since 1997. [205620] Alun Michael: Purchases of plants are not separately identified. There has been a trend towards the provision of artificial plants to save ongoing maintenance costs. In The Department's offices there are now only two locations where live plants remain with maintenance charges of £2,566 per annum.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205620; 430 c1129W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Expenditure Government departments Leasing Procurement Plants
Contains statistics: Yes
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