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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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. [205588] Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established in May 2002. Since that date the following has been spent on the provision and maintenance of indoor and outdoor plants. The figures include VAT. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Government Office Network May 2002 to March 2003 (a) Indoor hired and maintained 16,300 38,100 (b) Indoor bought 6,600 0 (c) Outdoor hired and maintained 0 200 (d) Outdoor bought 20 0 April 2003 to March 2004 (a) Indoor hired and maintained 17,800 32,200 (b) Indoor bought 80 22,700 (c) Outdoor hired and maintained 0 766 (d) Outdoor bought 0 1,800 April to November 2004 (a) Indoor hired and maintained 15,200 32,800 (b) Indoor bought 4,000 20,000 (c) Outdoor hired and maintained 0 800 (d) Outdoor bought 0 300 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All expenditure incurred in the purchase and procurement of these services and items has been made in accordance with the departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on principles set out in Government Accounting. Although the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the buildings occupied by Government Offices, they carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments. The information for agencies is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

205588; 430 c193-4W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Expenditure Government departments Leasing Procurement Plants Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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