§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 16 July (WA 146) that "it is not our practice to break down the total cost of each individual reception" (at Downing Street and Chequers), whether this is because of difficulty in doing so or because of an unwillingness so to do. [HL5445]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is not readily available for all individual receptions since 1997. We keep a global figure of the total cost of an official entertainment at 10 Downing Street and Chequers each year and these figures were provided in my Answer of 12 June (WA 35).
The Prime Minister provided a list of official and charity receptions held at Downing Street since 1 May 1997 in response to a Parliamentary Question. I have placed a copy in the Library of the House.