§ Mrs. GilroyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what sums were spent on entertainment and travel by(a) the Department for Education, (b) the Department of Employment and (c) the Department of Education and Employment for each of the financial years from 1992–93 to 1996–97. [30742]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Department's expenditure on entertainment and travel are detailed separately in the following tables. The travel figures include subsistence costs which could be separated from travel only at disproportionate cost.
Entertainment £000 (a) (b) (c) Department of Employment (inclusive of Employment Service) Department for Education DfEE 1992–93 65 98 — 1993–94 69 87 — 1994–95 32 86 — 1995–96 28 77 — 1996–97 — — 24
Travel and subsistence £000 (a) (b) (c) Department of Employment (inclusive of Employment Service) Department for Education DfEE 1992–93 24,371 2,029 — 1993–94 16,705 1,478 — 1994–95 17,207 1,906 — 1995– 20,767 1,659 — 1996–97 — — 17,869