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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [205595] Mr. Pearson: There was no expenditure by the Northern Ireland Office on the purchase or hire of plants prior to 2001. In 2001 the Department assumed responsibility for the maintenance of the grounds at Hillsborough Castle. The total amount spent by the Northern Ireland Office on the purchase and hire of indoor and outdoor plants for each calendar since 2001 is detailed. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2001 6,246.23 2002 13,704.00 2003 4,376.62 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. It was not possible to extract from our records which plants were intended for indoor use and which for outdoor. Nor was it possible to separate expenditure between buying or hiring plants. This answer relates only to the Northern Ireland Office and does not include information in respect of the eleven departments of the Northern Ireland Administration.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

205595; 429 c654W;429 c652W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Expenditure Government departments Leasing Procurement Plants Northern Ireland Office

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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