To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many ministerial red boxes her Department bought in each of the last five years; what the cost of each was; who the suppliers were; and what tendering process was used in selecting them. (150438)

The information for Communities and Local Government and its predecessor Department the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is as follows:

The supplier was Banner Business Supplies Ltd through a call-off contract arrangement.

Ministerial boxes are used by successive Ministers over many years.