HC Deb 25 February 1998 vol 307 c296W
Mrs. Gilroy

To 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. Howells

The 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