§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Lord President of the Council whether he will list the number of occasions on which the hospitality rooms A and B have been booked by(a) Labour and (b) Conservative Members during the past two years.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweDuring the past two years Dining Rooms A and B have been reserved on 1,399 occasions by800W Conservative Members; 167 times by Labour Members; 81 times by Members of other opposition parties; and 57 times by Members of the other place.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Lord President of the Council whether he will list the numbers of outside groups that have used hospitality rooms A and B in the Commons broken down into(a) commercial organisations, (b) voluntary bodies and charities and (c) other groups during the past two years.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweFunctions organised in accordance with the banqueting regulations are the responsibility of the sponsoring Member. It is therefore the practice of the Catering Sub-Committe not to divulge the information requested.