FOI 57-25: Information in regards to a breakdown of the monthly expenditure on fresh flowers in the Stormont Estate from February 2022 and September 2025 (inclusive)
Information Standards Freedom of Information Response
30 October 2025
Our ref: FoI 57-25
Freedom of Information Act 2000
I am writing to confirm that the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Assembly Commission) has processed your request dated 2 October 2025 in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Your request was as follows—
‘A breakdown of the monthly expenditure on fresh flowers for the Stormont Estate between February 2022 and September 2025 (inclusive).’
Our response
Parliament Buildings
The Assembly Commission does not hold information in relation to expenditure on fresh flowers. However, fresh flowers have been provided by a third-party supplier to the Assembly Commission for specific events within Parliament Buildings in the period covered by your request. The third-party supplier estimates a total spend of £3,929.20 for this period.
Stormont Estate
The Assembly Commission does not hold information in relation to expenditure for the Stormont Estate. The Estate is managed by the Department of Finance, which may be contacted at the following email address:
Further Information
You may request an internal review of this decision by the Assembly Commission. If you wish to request such a review, please write to me at the above address. If, after that review, you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Assembly Commission has handled your request for information, you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Your request for information and our response may be published in the disclosure log maintained by the Assembly Commission under a publication scheme agreed with the ICO. The request and our response will be anonymised.
Yours sincerely
Information Standards
