§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give a regional breakdown of his Department's expenditure on(a) hospitality, (b) stationery and (c) travel in the last year for which figures are available. [30068]
§ Mr. Kilfoyle[holding answer 18 February 1998]: Expenditure on hospitality, stationery and travel by the Cabinet Office, including the Prime Minister's Office, the Office of Public Service and its executive agencies and the Central Office of Information, for 1996–97 broken down by region is shown in the table.
£ Hospitality Stationery Travel London & South East 90,017 863,934 1,079,613 South West & Wales 993 14,155 33,213 East Anglia 8,589 72,371 353,532 Midlands 2,522 23,493 47,076 North West 4,684 54,059 669,150 North East 1,603 18,053 47,966 Scotland 951 3,727 28,813 Total 109,359 1,049,792 2,259,363