Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106454

Forestry Commission: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

John McDonnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an impact assessment was carried before withdrawing Government Procurement Cards from staff working in the Forestry Commission.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Cabinet Office required all Civil Service organisations to cancel or freeze all Government Procurement Cards (GPC) by 31 March 2025. In response, the Forestry Commission set up a review panel to assess which GPCs should be retained. A limited number o...

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