questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against the budget of the Department for International Trade through a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 7 February 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.
answerText: The former Department for International Trade government procurement spend under £500 for the periods requested is: Time PeriodNumber of transactionsValueCalendar year 20224361£233,872.6701 January-07 February 2023 (inclusive)327£23,188.19  
heading: Department for Business and Trade: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution