§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent on official hospitality by agencies associated with his Department in 1993–94, 1994–95 and projected for 1995–96. [9091]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is set out in the table.450W
Agency 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ Projected budget 1995–96 £ Scottish Office Pensions Agency 2,232 628 1,000 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 700 1,015 1,015 Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 6,341 4,973 3,889 Student Awards Agency for Scotland — 332 215 Historic Scotland 4,687 8,538 4,500 Scottish Courts Service — — 2,100 Scottish Prison Service 4,000 6,000 8,000 Scottish Record Office 185 117 1,166 Registers of Scotland 6,000 7,000 7,250 Total 24,145 28,603 29,135
§ Mr. BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 14 December,Official Report, column 817, if the figures for hospitality spending in 1994–95 and 1995–96 included expenditure by his Department's agencies. [9092]
§ Mr. ForsythNo. Moreover, it has come to my attention that the information provided in my answer of 14 December was in other respects incomplete. This arose from a misunderstanding of the implications of a change made in the financial year 1990–91 to the arrangements for recording hospitality expenditure by my Department.
The corrected information is as follows:
- 1994–95: £79,510
- 1995–96: £89,868 (Projected outturn)1
Note:
1 In addition, in 1995–96, the Scottish Office spent £34,680 on hospitality as part of the Government's contribution to the VE-day and VJ-day commemorations.
I regret that, for the same reason, information previously provided to hon. Members on hospitality expenditure for the years 1991–92 to 1993–94 was similarly incomplete. The correct information for these years is as follows:
- 1991–92: £83,836
- 1992–93: £125,118
- 1993–94: £76,088