HC Deb 19 December 1995 vol 268 cc1042-3W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the cost of running his departmental office, and that of his predecessor, for each year since 1990–91 including the current year, broken down into(a) telephone bills, (b) total staff costs, (c) press and communications. (d) entertainment. (e) alcoholic drinks, (f) non-alcoholic drinks, (g) stationery. (h) office refurbishment and (i) other. [6385]

Sir George Young

This information was not collected in the format requested before the current financial year, 1995–96, but was included in the running costs expenditure of my Department which is published in the appropriate year's annual report.

The cost of running my departmental office, so far in the current financial year, April to November, 1995–96, is

  1. (a) £2,799.55 (mobile telephones and pagers only—excludes costs of desk telephones which are not available in the format requested).
  2. (b) £212,033.60
  3. (c) This information is not collected in the format requested. It could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
  4. (d), (e) and (f) £686.23 The budget does not differentiate between entertainment, alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks.
  5. (g) £835.31
  6. (h) None.
  7. (i) None.