Departmental Expenditure (Hansard, 27 March 2003)

HC Deb 27 March 2003 vol 402 c326W 326W

§ Mr. Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what her estimate is of her Department's spending on(a) consultants, (b) advertising and publicity, (c) travel and (d) conferences in each year from 1999–2000 to 2002–03; and if she will make a statement. [90382]

§ Mrs. Liddell
The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999.
The information requested is as follows:

£

1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 ¹2002–03

Consultants 0 5,465 17,864 10,720

Advertising 0 0 0 10,390

Publicity 21,000 270,494 186,564 0

Travel 225,912 388,194 382,618 370,000

Conferences 0 0 0 3,296

¹ Estimate

£
	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	¹2002–03
Consultants	0	5,465	17,864	10,720
Advertising	0	0	0	10,390
Publicity	21,000	270,494	186,564	0
Travel	225,912	388,194	382,618	370,000
Conferences	0	0	0	3,296
¹ Estimate