§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. [15246]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 11 November 1997]: Expenditure on official hospitality by The Scottish Office and its departmental agencies is shown in the table.
Year The Scottish Office£ Scottish Office agencies£ 1980–81 18,427 not applicable 1987–88 41,983 not applicable 1990–91 65,123 nil 1991–92 83,836 5,700 1992–93 1125,118 4,979 1993–94 76,088 24,145 1994–95 79,510 28,603 1995–96 282,978 27,635 1996–97 86,167 20,200 1997–98 (May to September) 19,774 12,046 1 This figure includes expenditure on hospitality during the EC Council Meeting in Edinburgh in December 1992. 2 In addition, in 1995–96 The Scottish Office spent £34,680 on hospitality as part of the Government's contribution to the VE Day and VJ Day commemorations. Information on hospitality spending by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could be collected only at disproportionate cost.