§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his current estimate of the expenditure of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on hospitality since 1 May 1997. [27800]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 5 February 1998]: Expenditure on official hospitality by the FCO, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies for the period 1 May 1997 to 31 December 1997 was as follows:
FCO (£000) Agencies (£) NDPBs (£000) 6,533 619 690