FOI/202500466649 · FOI · released
Flag inventory and cost: FOI release
Information requested
1. A full inventory of all flags held by the department.
2. A full breakdown of the costs associated in as much detail as possible in relation to spending on flags since he first flag was purchased, starting from 01 January 2022.
Response
The information you have requested is provided below.
Total number of flags currently held (including those purchased before 1/1/2022)
Type No. Union 4 Saltire 13 Lion Rampant 3 European Union 4 United Nations 2 Progress Gay Pride 2 Rainbow Gay Pride 2 Autistic Pride 1 Armed Forces 3 World Aids Day 1 Fly the Flag for your Human Rights 1 Suffragette 1 Transgender 1 International Workers Memorial 1 Royal Air Force 1 Red Ensign 1 Nato 1 Commonwealth 1 Nisga’a Nation 1 Ukraine 2 Wales 1 France 1 Germany 1 Ireland 1 Poland 1 Spain 1 Italy 1 Netherlands 1 Norway 1 Denmark 1 Sweden 1 Iceland 1
Purchases made in financial year 2022/2023
European Union 2 £654.00 Nato 1 £390.00 Saltire 7 £1267.00 Ukraine 2 £250.00
Purchases made in financial year 2023/2024
European Union 3 £754.70 Denmark 1 £210.60 Ireland 1 £108.00 France 1 £108.00 Germany 1 £108.00 Iceland 1 £210.60 Italy 1 £108.00 Netherlands 1 £108.00 Norway 1 £210.60 Poland 1 £108.00 Spain 1 £108.00 Sweden 1 £210.60 Ukraine 2 £330.00 Saltire 6 £1084.56 Pride 2 £829.20
Purchases made in financial year 2024/2025
Ukraine 1 £288.00 European Union 1 £432.54 Lion Rampant 2 £948.00 Saltire 1 £238.68
There have been no further purchases of flags in the current (25/26) financial year.
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