International Development written question – answered at on 6 February 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the mean average spend using a Government Procurement Card was per member of staff in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arm's length bodies in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012.
The information requested regarding DFID's experience via the Government Procurement Card (GPC) for each of the last two calendar years is shown in the following table.
GPC holders in DFID use these as a cost-effective way to order and pay for purchases required by their business units. Cards are not used for personal expenses.
Total payment (£) | Number of cardholders | Mean average payments(1)(£) | |
2011 | 1,387,178 | 200 | 6,935.89 |
2012 | (2)860,500 | 80 | 10,493.90 |
(1)Total spend/number of cardholders. (2) Current 2012 figure available to end of November 2012. |
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