Furniture

Mrs. Moon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent by her Department on furniture made by British firms in each year since 2000.

Mr. McCartney
The recorded spend on office and residential furniture, in the UK and overseas, for each financial year (FY) since 2000 for which information is available is provided as follows. We are unable to break it down by manufacturers, as we do not maintain this information.

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|       |£ million|
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|2001-02|3.09     |
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|2002-03|3.21     |
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|2003-04|1.75     |
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|2004-05|2.26     |
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|2005-06|2.19     |
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