§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of hotel accommodation for departmental staff working away from home in each of the last four years. [41067]
§ Ms BlearsThe Department does not keep separate information about the cost of hotel accommodation but I am able to provide information about the cost of night subsistence for departmental staff working away from home. This will include hotel accommodation, meals and some incidental expenses. The cost of night subsistence, including overseas, for the last four financial years for which information is available is as follows:
Year Hotel and subsistence costs (£) 1997–98 871,756 1998–99 861,352 1999–2000 1,099,249 2000–01 1,338,967