Mr. SIMONasked the hon. Member for the Gorton Division, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, the total expenditure on alcoholic liquors in the House of Commons for each of the years 1924 to 1929?
§ Mr. COMPTONIn reply to the hon. Member, I regret that we cannot give the expenditure on alcoholic liquors only, as all sales of alcoholic and nonalcoholic liquors are recorded in our accounts under one heading. The total expenditure on these is as follows:
£ s. d. 1924 14,554 12 1 1925 15,034 2 1 1926 14,590 4 5 1927 14,604 10 2 1928 14,424 10 4 1929 11,557 1 2 These amounts include, not only sales to Members and their guests, but to officials, Press, police, staff and all persons attending the House.