§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [15218]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 11 November 1997]Information on hospitality expenditure for the Department, its agencies and the non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) is not available prior to 1990–91 which is when the Department of Health was established as a separate Department. Prior to April 1995 additional elements of expenditure (working lunches and refreshments at meetings) were included under the heading of hospitality.
Figures for the years are 1991–92 to 1996–97 and the period 1 May 1997 to 30 September 1997 are given in the table:
Year Departmental expenditure Agencies expenditure NDPB expenditure 1990–91 158,000 0 17,505 1991–92 168,151 10,318 16,416 1992–93 246,374 15,612 20,366 1993–94 218,995 28,864 21,208 1994–95 229,779 32,451 21,152 1995–96 73,516 37,182 23,646 1996–97 105,192 23,589 21,335 1997–98 (1 May to 30 September) 41,803 7,159 7,004