HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 c319W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times special advisers have accompanied Ministers on overseas visits in each of the last five years; which countries were visited; and what the total cost of each individual visit was. [47149]

Mr. Caborn

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Mr. Collins) on 28 February 2002Official Report, column 1534W.

Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by departmental special advisers on food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for official entertainment purposes in each of the last five years. [46834]

Mr. Caborn

Expenditure on official hospitality by special advisers in this Department over the past three years was:

£
1999–2000 335.05
2000–01 146.80
2001–021 218.51
1Provisional.

Information on earlier years is not readily available.