HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 cc427-8W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what(a) products, (b) goods and (c) services were (i) bought and (ii) sold online by his Department in each of the last five years. [97465]

Mr. Rammell

This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The amount of fully online purchasing is limited, but for example we do currently buy some books, publications and technical supplies by this route. More generally we have increased the amount of business that is carried out in part by "e-procurement" methods and this will be further expanded when the FCO's new financial management system comes into operation later this year.