§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Attorney-General if he will give a regional breakdown of his Department's expenditure on(a) hospitality, (b) stationery and (c) travel in the last year for which figures are available. [30091]
The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is as follows:
Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers
Expenditure in my own office for 1996–97, the last year for which figures are available included (a) £1,178 for hospitality, (b) £6,300 for stationery and (c) £31,700 for travel and subsistence. The expenditure was incurred in London.The Treasury Solicitor's Department
The Treasury Solicitor's Department's expenditure for 1996–97, the last year for which figures are available, included (a) £295 for hospitality, (b) £140,486 for stationery and (c) £23,061 for travel. The expenditure was incurred in London.The Government Property Lawyers
The Government Property Lawyers' expenditure for 1996–97, the last year for which figures are available, included (a) £856 for hospitality, (b) £28,455 for stationery and (c) £11,119 for travel, Government Property Lawyers are based in Taunton.The Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office's expenditure for 1996–97, the last year for which figures are available, included (a) £16,447 for hospitality, (b) £30,258 for stationery and (c) £11,119 for travel. A regional breakdown of expenditure could only be provided at disproportionate cost.The Crown Prosecution Service
691WExpenditure in the Crown Prosecution Service in the year 1996–97, the last year for which figures are available, included £10,025 for hospitality. Separate regional figures are not available as the information is recorded centrally.Expenditure on stationery and travel was as follows:
£ Location Stationery Travel Anglia 139,064 283,101 East Midlands 61,120 123,357 Humber 23,208 160,308 London 86,049 116,722 Mersey/Lancashire 76,249 181,810 Midlands 177,420 156,993 North 74,273 219,197 North West 97,058 175,232 Severn Thames 95,132 295,953 South East 106,494 246,463 South West 44,073 178,260 Wales 46,521 226,661 Yorkshire 109,633 177,411 Central Casework 4,864 101,684 Headquarters 64,303 549,645 Totals 1,205,461 3,192,797