§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his current estimate of the expenditure of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on hospitality since 1 May 1997. [27765]
§ Mr. SpellarThe figure for total expenditure on hospitality incurred by my Department from 1 May 1997 to the end of February 1998 is £4.230M.
This figure reflects expenditure by my Department, the establishments and formations of the Armed Forces at home and abroad and non-Trading Fund Agencies. The figures for Trading Fund Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies are not held centrally, but are kept separately by these organisations.