§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his current estimate of the expenditure of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on hospitality since 1 May 1997. [27770]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 5 February 1998]: Since 1 May 1997, expenditure on official hospitality by The Scottish Office and its departmental agencies has amounted to £52,330 and £16,916 respectively.
267WInformation on hospitality spending by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could be collected only at disproportionate cost.