HC Deb 04 June 1991 vol 192 cc217-8W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent by the Scottish Office on hospitality in each year since 1979.

Mr. Lang

The information is shown in the table:

Year Amount spent on hospitality £
1979–80 15,283
1980–81 19,427
1981–82 20,762
1982–83 31,588
1983–84 26,287
1984–85 27,301
1985–86 35,815
1986–87 38,315
1987–88 41,983
1988–89 42,987
1989–90 60,173
1990–91 65,123