HC Deb 05 April 1995 vol 257 c1244W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total expenditure of his Department on hospitality since his appointment; and what were the figures for each of the previous five years. [16763]

Mr. Howard

The provisional figure for expenditure on hospitality by my Department, including its executive agencies, from 1 April 1993 until 28 February 1995, which includes the period since my appointment to this office on 27 May 1993, is £88,044. Expenditure on hospitality in each of the previous five years was as follows:

  • 1992–93: £55,651
  • 1991–92: £28,094
  • 1990–91: £30,080
  • 1989–90: £28,630
  • 1988–89: £26,192