Department for Education written question – answered at on 22 April 2022.
Matt Western
Shadow Minister (Education)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on phone Bills each of the last 5 years.
Michelle Donelan
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education)
The table below details the department’s spend, by telephony type, on Bills over the last five years for the period 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2022. The table highlights the breakdown on a financial year (April – March) basis.
Financial Year/Service | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
Mobile Telephony | £651,220.09 | £492,834.91 | £240,573.06 | £374,504.50 | £280,877.58 |
Fixed Line Telephony | £661,250.81 | £491,787.50 | £619,918.22 | £219,930.80 | £65,537.20 |
Soft Phone Telephony | N/A | N/A | £1,022.04 | £66,229.95 | £152,634.64 |
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