§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State of Scoland 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, indicatin 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. [34487]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.