§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his estimate of the expenditure by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on official hospitality for (i) 1980–81, (ii) 1987–88, (iii) 1990–91, (iv) 1991–92, (v) 1992–93, (vi) 1993–94, (vii) 1994–95, (viii) 1995–96, (ix) 1996–97 and (x) 1 May to 30 September 1997. [15242]
§ Mr. KilfoyleExpenditure on official hospitality for the Cabinet Office (including expenditure for the Prime Minister's Office and the Office of Public Service), its agencies and non-departmental public bodies every year since 1992 is shown in the table:
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Period Cabinet Office £
Agencies £
COI £
1997–98(1) 18,789 8,901 8,168 1996–97 69,401 12,248 21,792 1995–96 73,250 10,578 15,789 1994–95 43,477 16,626 9,200 1993–94 49,285 6,843 5,905 1992–93 55,034 241 4,640 1 Figures for 1997–98 cover the period 1 May—30 September 1997. The request for details on expenditure on official hospitality in earlier years is unavailable.