§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [34389]
§ Ms HewittI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, on 14 February 2002,Official Report, column 560W.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [34464]
§ Ms HewittThe information requested for the Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies could be provided only at disproportionate cost.