HC Deb 08 May 2001 vol 368 c112W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the entertainment budget was for his Department in the years from 1997 to date. [160096]

Mr. Chris Smith

The table shows expenditure by my Department on hospitality. The figures exclude the Department's Agencies and NDPBs.

Year £
1996–97 41,000
1997–98 17,230
1998–99 28,688
1999–2000 32,533
2000–01 50,891
2001–021 3,334
1 Spend to date