§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department on official hospitality in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. PattieThe information requested is as follows:
£ 1979–80 1,690,101 1980–81 1,618,978 1981–82 1,821,386 1982–83 1,986,918 1983–84 2,298,507 The amounts quoted represent total expenditure borne on defence Votes for the provision of official entertainment. They therefore include expenditure incurred not only by the Ministry of Defence itself, but also by formations and establishments of the armed forces at home and abroad and by individual officers occupying command and international appointments for which entertainment allowances are payable.