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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 March 2017. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 March 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: ICT

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Answer

In 2016/17 (as of 1 February 2017) the FCO spent £57,500 on tablet devices.

In 2015/16 it spent £3,610.

In 2014/15 it spent £146,125.

The FCO does not keep a central record of figures for tablet purchases before 2014.

The FCO employs over 14,000 people in a worldwide network of nearly 270 diplomatic offices. There may have been additional purchases of tablet computers out of devolved budgets. This information is not held centrally and to collate it would incur disproportionate cost.

Expenditure by all Central Government departments on office equipment, including paper, dating back to financial year 2011-12 is published on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/greening-government-commitments#annual-reports.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65984
Session
2016-17
Subjects
ICT Paper Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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