Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 January 2005. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Monday, 17 January 2005 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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 table.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 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. [205624] Mr. Miliband: The available information on the costs of indoor and outdoor plants for the Cabinet Office is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2002-03 31,516 2003-04 44, 901 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These costs include the supply and maintenance of the plants. It is not possible to provide information for all of the Cabinet Office Estate for previous years as this is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate costs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205624; 429 c767W;429 c771-2W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Expenditure Government departments Leasing Procurement Plants Cabinet Office
Contains statistics: Yes
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