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answer text: The requested information is provided in the following table. We have taken steps to limit what we regard as the excessive expenditure on these items that we inherited from the previous Administration. £ (a) Cut flowers (b) Pot plants 2009-10 May 2010 to March 2011 April 2011 to March 2012 2009-10 May 2010 to March 2011 April 2011 to March 2012 Central Department: London Headquarters¹ 0 0 0 12,328 11,201 423 Air Accidents Investigation Branch 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marine Accident Investigation Branch² 0 0 0 0 9 0 Rail Accident Investigation Branch³ 0 0 0 1,675 1,571 652 Executive agencies: Driving Standards Agency4 0 0 0 7,446 6,875 6,875 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 0 0 0 2,421 0 0 Government Car and Despatch Agency 0 0 0 0 0 0 Highways Agency5 0 0 0 46,645 41,975 0 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 186 0 0 0 0 0 Vehicle Certification Agency 0 41 19 0 0 0 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 6— 0 0 6— 0 0 ¹ Includes termination cost of previous contracts. 2011-12 spend relates to maintenance only of plants located in communal areas. No further plants will be purchased and plants that perish will not be replaced. ² Relates to purchase of one plant for ““Families Room”” (where MAIB speak to bereaved relatives). ³ Relates to office plant displays at two sites provided under two contracts, one of which has expired and the other will not be renewed upon expiry. 4 Relates to spend at agency HQ. 5 Relates to spend up to March 2011. All contracts have now been cancelled and there has been no spend incurred since this date. 6 The requested data can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
answer given date: 2012-04-23+01:00
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