HC Deb 09 February 1999 vol 325 c184W
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

To ask the Prime Minister how much was spent on official entertainment at 10 Downing street in 1997–98. [69162]

The Prime Minister

The cost to my office of official hospitality, including official entertainment, at 10 Downing street and Chequers in 1997–98 was £43,777.

This compares with total expenditure on entertainment at 10 Downing street during the 1996–97 financial year of £50,126.