§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for 1997–98 and for each subsequent financial year, including the current year to date, the amount spent by(a) his 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 his Department and how much reclaimed. [34446]
§ Dr. MoonieThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.