HC Deb 12 December 1995 vol 268 c559W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on official hospitality in 1994–95 and the financial year to date; and what is the 1995–96 projected budget for official hospitality. [5579]

Mr. Norris

The Department of Transport, excluding its agencies, spent £127,247 on official hospitality in 1994–95. The overall budget for 1995–96, which now also includes some non-entertainment costs such as those for eyesight test for VDU users, is £202,524, of which £84,351 has so far been spent.