HC Deb 17 November 1997 vol 301 cc13-4W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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. [15206]

Mr. Chris Smith

[holding answer 11 November 1997]The avail able information is given in the following table:

£000
1992–93 (actual) 1993–94 (actual) 1994–95 (actual) 1995–96 (actual) 1996–97 (actual) 1 May–30 September 1997
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 22 18 15 26 41 7
Historic Royal Palaces Agency 18 17 16 46 33 18
Royal Parks Agency n/a 9 26 17 14 11

Information on our non-departmental bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportion cost. An estimate of the expenditure for the earlier years, prior to the establishment of my department in April 1992 and Royal Parks becoming an Agency in April 1993, is not available.