Hotels, Central London (Hansard, 10 May 1994)

HC Deb 10 May 1994 vol 243 c132W 132W

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's annual expenditure on hotel accommodation in central London.

§ Mr. Hanley
My Department introduced new subsist-ence rates for civilian and service staff on 1 December 1993 to reflect discounted hotel charges. The total cost of bed-and-breakfast accommodation in central London between that date and 31 March 1994 was estimated to be some £626,000.