§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what contribution his Department made to the United Kingdom submission on transparency to the intergovernmental conference in July; and if he will make a statement on the impact of the IGC discussions of transparency on his Department's policy. [40439]
§ Mr. ClappisonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 14 October 1996, column 827.
Expenditure on publicity and promotions £000's 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 DOE (central) 7,500 2,700 14,697 12,108 8,878 7,383 Planning Inspectorate n/a 0 0 0 0 0 Building research establishment 230 385 286 324 244 287 QEII conference centre1 113 146 238 209 167 130 PSA services 1,760 1,800 1,300 820 nil 130 Total 9,603 5,031 16,521 13,461 9,289 7,800 1 Figures for publicity for the QEII Conference Centre for 1990–91 to 1993–94 include hospitality.
Expenditure on hospitality £000s 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 DOE(Central) 62 56 92 68 76 73 Planning Inspectorate n/a 0 1 1 2 1 Building Research Establishment 8 17 26 12 10 11 QEII Conference Centre1 15 12 PSA Services 44 98 133 50 2 0 Total 114 171 252 131 105 97 1 Figures for publicity for the QEII Conference Centre for 1990–91 to 1993–94 include hospitality. The figures for central publicity and promotional expenditure include value added tax, advertising agency fees where relevant and all other levies as paid.