§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by his Department on official hospitality in each of the past five years
§ Mr. RidleyThe amounts spent by my Department on the full range of official hospitality are as follows:
£ 1979–80 28,645 1980–81 51,393 1981–82 56,429 1982–83 55,508 1983–84 *74,044 * Includes expenditure incurred in connection with responsibilities transferred to the Department from the Department of Trade and Industry in June 1983.