§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total cost of official entertainment in his Department in each year since 1990–91; if he will list the receptions held in each year at his Department's expense; and what was the cost of each reception.
§ Mr. GoodladThe following has been spent on official entertainment by the FCO—incorporating both the diplomatic wing and the ODA:
Year Amount £ 1990–91 5,178,849 1991–92 5,700,606 1992–93 6,946,298 11993–94 6,641,945 1To date. This is included in the running cost expenditure for my Department which is published every year in the annual report. The vast majority of this is spent overseas, at numerous official functions of various types. There is no central record of these.