HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 c602W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what has been the total amount spent on official hospitality by(a) his Department and (b) his agencies for each year since 1990.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The total amounts spent on official hospitality in the Lord Chancellor's Department each year since 1990, are given in the table. Until 1994–95, the Department had no agencies which were not separate Government Departments. The Public Trust Office, established as an agency on 1 July 1994, has no hospitality budget.

Year Total£
1990–91 19,022.93
1991–92 20,894.90
1992–93 20,697.44
1993–94 20,476.67
1994–95 (to the end of September) 5,975.38