The opposition party's report on Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) shows 14 departments spent at least £145.5m in 2021 compared with the £84.9m spent a decade before, an increase of 71.38% in 10 years.
said the increase in spending was driven by the Ministry of Justice, which went from spending £36.9m a year in 2011 to £84.9m in 2021.
The party named the largest suppliers to departments through GPCs in 2021 too - they included: Banner Stationery ; Amazon ; Enterprise-Rent-a-Car ; IKEA ; Posturite Chairs ; John Lewis ; KPMG ; and Apple .It said the biggest was BFS Group, which provides food supplies to the Prison Service, with sales over £500 worth an overall £54.9m.In 2021, £3.3m was spent at office supply firm Banner, £1.
Foreign Office GPCs were used to buy £23,457 of duty-free supplies from Dubai-based International Diplomatic Supplies, thought to be for the use of UK embassies overseas, but in the first 10 months of 2022, that level of spending jumped more than four times higher, to £95,834. Between January 2021 and June 2022, the FCDO spent £36,293 on items of fine bone china from Royal Crown Derby and £15,943 on items from the Royal Collection online shop, presumably to give as presents to foreign counterparts.Labour plan to 'get tough on waste'
"Britain may be facing the worst cost of living crisis for decades, but whether as chancellor or prime minister,has failed to rein in the culture of lavish spending across Whitehall on his watch," she said.
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