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UIN 114584

Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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20 December 2022

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11 January 2023 · Answer

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Answered

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Transport

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11 January 2023

Transport

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via an alternative compliant purchasing route.

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  1. 20 December 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department's policy that government procurement cards should not be used for purchases (a) of alcohol and (b) that could be made via an alternative compliant purchasing route.

    Source: Commons

  2. 11 January 2023

    Answer

    The Department does not allow the purchase of alcohol using government procurement cards. Revised policy and guidance were recently published where controls were tightened to ensure correct use of Government Procurement Cards, and increased compliance che...

    Source: Written answer

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