HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 cc655-6W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the total amount spent on official hospitality by(a) his Department and (b) his agencies for each year since 1990.

Mr. Ian Taylor

The information requested is set out in the table.

Financial Year
Area 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
1.DTI (excluding net controlled agencies & trading funds) see note i) 268,416 399,720 407,965 519,037
2.DTI agencies Accounts Services Agency 300 300 300 300
Companies House (see not ii) n/a 5,600 11,187 11,542
Laboratory of the Government Chemist 10.625 17,685 19,519 27,122
National Engineering Laboratory 49,000 36,000 20,000 10,000
National Physical Laboratory 35,300 45,881 48,408 70,221
Patent Office 4,000 8,000 13,000 18,000
Radiocommunications Agency 23,900 21,993 27,592 33,575
Total Agencies 123,125 135,459 140,006 170,760
Total DTI 391,541 535,179 547,971 689,797

Notes

  1. i) - Relevant expenditure for the Insolvency Service and National Weights & Measures Laboratory is included in 1 above. They are controlled gross against the DTI's main voted provision.
  2. ii) - Figures are not readily available for the six month period prior to attaining trading fund status in October 1991.

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