§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what criteria Ministers in his Department use when determining whether to offer hospitality in restaurants to interest groups at public expense; and if he will make a statement; [99512]
(2) what hospitality has been offered at public expense in the last 12 months by each Minister in his Department to outside interest groups, broken down by (a) restaurant, (b) recipient and (c) cost in each case; [99513]
(3) how often Ministers in his Department have received hospitality in restaurants from outside groups in the last 12 months. [99588]
§ Mr. StrawThe giving and receiving of hospitality is conducted fully in accordance with the guidance set out in the Ministerial Code, and Guidance on Contacts with Outside Interest Groups including Lobbyists. The detailed information requested is not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.