§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list for 1997–98 and for each subsequent financial year, including the current year to date, the amount spent by(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on (i) food and (ii) alcohol, indicating how much was spent on guests, and how much in respect of (A) Ministers and (B) staff, broken down to show how much was provided directly by her Department and how much reclaimed. [34456]
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§ Dr. HowellsThe Department's total expenditure on hospitality is shown in the table. The figures exclude the Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies. The information requested on food and alcohol is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
£ 1997–98 17,230 1998–99 28,688 1999–2000 32,533 2000–01 50,891 2001–02 spend to date 24,311
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list for 1997–98 and each subsequent financial year the amount spent by(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies in respect of hotel and other similar privately provided accommodation (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad for (A) Ministers, (B) staff and (C) other persons; if she will list the proportion of this cost incurred in respect of (x) food and (y) alcohol in each case; and if she will list the average cost per hotel room or similar unit of accommodation provided in each case. [34381]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.