§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the total spending of her Department on entertainment in each year from 1994–95 to 2002–03; and if she will make a statement. [92398]
§ Ms HewittThe Department of Trade and Industry's total spending on entertainment was as follows;
£000's Year Numbers 1998–99 704 1999ߝ2000 887 2000–01 1,089 2001–02 1,165 2002–03 1,1931 1 Estimate As a result of the implementation of a new accounting system and several Machinery of Government changes, comparable figures are not available prior to 1998–99. This expenditure was incurred primarily in the promotion of British Trade, Science and Innovation, UK Business and Energy.