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Departmental Furniture

Volume 492: debated on Thursday 14 May 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on furniture in 2008-09; and how much each of his Department's agencies spent on furniture in each of the last five years. (273791)

The requested information is provided in the following table:

£

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

Central Department

301,143

Driving Standards Agency

484,340

375,000

112,000

48,000

86,000

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency1

1,646,713

1,809,701

1,809,701

651,315

2,918,758

Government Car and Despatch Agency2

Highways Agency

259,820

366,412

2,405,660

124,252

274,176

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

44,035

52,926

76,434

37,603

28,534

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

98,920

164,179

207,073

312,572

3

Vehicle Certification Agency4

109

9,571

0

0

90

1 DVLA expenditure on furniture in 2008-09 is distorted as a result of a major new build project and refurbishment project. 2 Minimal expenditure incurred. Data not separately recorded. 3 Not recorded. 4 2008-09 data is a draft figure not yet audited. Information on spend prior to 2005-06 not separately recorded.