HC Deb 16 December 1997 vol 303 c112W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. [15254]

Mr. Hoon

Expenditure on official hospitality is given in the table.

Letter from Sarah Tyacke to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 16 December 1997: I have been asked by the Lord Chancellor's Parliamentary Secretary to reply for the Public Record Office to your question about expenditure on official hospitality by the agencies for which his Department is responsible. Total expenditure by the Public Record Office has been:

£
1993–94 8,298
1994–95 6,752
1995–96 7,120
1996–97 8,220
1 May 1997 to 30 September 1997 8,784

Our pre 1993–94 accounts systems were not designed readily to produce such information and I regret therefore that the figures that you request for earlier years could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.

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