§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Attorney-General what was the total cost of official entertaining in the Law Officers' Departments in each year since 1990–91; if he will list the receptions held in each year at the Departments' expense; and what was the cost of each reception.
The Solicitor-GeneralThe total cost of official entertainment in the departments for which I am responsible in each year since 1990–91 is set out in the table below. Those figures are included in the running costs expenditure for each department and are published in the annual report. The entertainment budget is used for a variety of functions including receptions. Separate figures are not kept for individual functions.
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 21993–94 £ £ £ £ Department Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers Not available 7,000 3,900 4,700 Treasury Solicitor's Department Not available 2,700 1,700 2,100 Government Property Lawyers Agency 1— 1— 1— 3,600 Crown Prosecution Service 14,700 19,500 20,700 11,500 Serious Fraud Office 7,500 2,900 3,700 4,800 1Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. The Government Property Lawyers Agency came into existence on 1 April 1993. 2Todate.