§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is her current estimate of the expenditure of her Department, its agencies and non departmental public bodies on hospitality since 1 May 1997. [27780]
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§ Mrs. Beckett[holding answer 5 February 1998]: Disaggregated information in the form requested in respect of non-departmental public bodies and the Government Offices could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The other information is as follows:
£000 Central Department 508,403 Companies House 19,000 National Weights and Measures Laboratory 3,875 Patent Office 14,199 Radiocommunications Agency 62,853 Total 608,330