§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much will be spent on(a) entertaining, (b) Christmas decorations and (c) other festive activities this Christmas season by his Department and Government agencies answerable to his Department; and of this sum, how much will be spent in Ministers' (i) private offices and (ii) official residences. [88135]
§ Mr. LammyThis information cannot be provided without disproportionate cost. Any expenditure incurred on entertaining, decorations and other festive activities is strictly for official purposes only, and is made in accordance with departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in "Government Accounting".