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Budget for tea

R J Leach made this Freedom of Information request to British Transport Police

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From: R J Leach

26 January 2012

Dear British Transport Police,

Would you kindly provide details of how much the British Transport
Police (BTP) spent on teabags throughout the past year.

By 'past year' I mean betweeen January the 1st 2011 to the present
day.

By 'teabags' I mean any enclosed bag in which tealeaves are held
for the brewing of tea.

Yours faithfully,

R J Leach

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From: Osborne, Vanessa
British Transport Police

24 February 2012

Dear Mr Leach,

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA) for the following information:

 

Would you kindly provide details of how much the British Transport Police
(BTP) spent on teabags throughout the past year.

    

By 'past year' I mean betweeen January the 1st 2011 to the present day.

    

By 'teabags' I mean any enclosed bag in which tealeaves are held for the
brewing of tea.

 

In accordance with Section 1 of FOIA I can confirm that British Transport
Police holds the information you have requested and the following
information can be disclosed:

 

£2665 has been spent by British Transport Police since 1 ^ Jan 2011 to
date on teabags (as at 24 Feb 2012)

 

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Vanessa Osborne

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From: R J Leach

11 April 2012

Dear Osborne, Vanessa,

Thank you for your reply to my request for information under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

I found the information you supplied very interesting. I hope you
enjoyed the tea!

Thank you for the prompt reply and the information supplied. Have a
good day.

Yours sincerely,

R J Leach

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