To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many flags his Department owns; and how much has been spent on maintaining flags owned by his Department in the last 12 months. (282288)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has not incurred expenditure on the maintenance of flags in the last 12 months.

Information on flags held by overseas offices is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.