HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 c302W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total cost was to public funds of her Department's exhibition stands at county and agricultural shows held since 1 April. [73174]

Margaret Beckett

Our records show that as at the end of June 2002, current payments made relating to the financial year 2002–03 by DEFRA for exhibition and related stand costs incurred by attendance at county and agricultural shows totalled £695,121.