§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the total cost of hospitality offered by his Department each year since 1979 for(a) St. Andrew's house, (b) Bute house and (c) Dover house.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 December 1993]: The information is not held centrally in the form requested. The total expenditure on ministerial hospitality for the years in question is shown in the table. These figures include the cost of events held in St. Andrew's house, Bute house and Dover house—as well as other venues, including Edinburgh castle.
Year £ 1979–80 15,283 1980–81 18,427 1981–82 20,762 1982–83 31,588 1983–84 26,287 1984–85 27,301 1985–86 35,815 1986–87 38,315 1987–88 41,987 1988–89 42,987 1989–90 60,173 1990–91 65,123 1991–92 62,800 1992–93 94,385 11993–94 35,680 1 To date.