Breakdown of costs for the purchase of flags: FOI release
- Published
- 27 September 2021
- Directorate
- Corporate Transformation Directorate
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202100229135
- Date received
- 3 August 2021
- Date responded
- 1 September 2021
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
The cost, in each of the last four years, for the purchase of:
(a) union flags.
(b) the Scottish flag.
To clarify, please disclose cost (total amount for each relevant year) for each type of flag separately. Can end with 2020/21 financial year or calendar year 2020 depending on what figures are able to.
Response
The answer to your questions are provided in the table below.
| Year | Union flag cost | St Andrew’s Cross flag cost | Total cost |
| 2017 / 18 | - | - | - |
| 2018 / 19 | £186.60 | £1,957.52 | £2,144.12 |
| 2019 / 20 | - | £938.28 | £938.28 |
| 2020 / 21 | £841.20 | £1,138.20 | £1,979.40 |
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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