Departmental Expenditure (Entertainment) (Hansard, 13 May 2004)

HC Deb 13 May 2004 vol 421 c488W 488W

§ Mr. Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what his latest estimate is of the amount spent by his Department on official entertainment in each year from 1996–97 to 2004–05. [169103]

§ Mrs. McGuire
The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999.
Since that date the Office has spent the following on hospitality and entertainment:

£000

1999–2000 ¹10,638

2000–01 41,638

2001–02 25,789

2002–03 41,782

2003–04² 25,969

¹Part-year cost.

²Estimate.

Note: Expenditure for 2004–05 is expected to be of a similar order to 2003–04.

	£000
1999–2000	¹10,638
2000–01	41,638
2001–02	25,789
2002–03	41,782
2003–04²	25,969
¹Part-year cost.
²Estimate.
Note:	Expenditure for 2004–05 is expected to be of a similar order to 2003–04.