§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the estimate is of the total spending of her Department in all forms of entertainment in each year from 1994–95 to 2002–03; and if she will make a statement.[92404]
§ Clare ShortThe following table shows recorded DFID spending from the running cost budget on entertainment for the years in question, to the nearest £000.
Year £ 1994–95 7,000 1995–96 9,000 1996–97 10,000 1997–98 24,000 1998–99 43,000 1999–2000 62,000 2000–01 48,000 2001–02 55,000 2002–031 74,000 1Estimated For the earlier years some expenditure may not have been separately recorded.
All expenditure on official entertainment is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in Government Accounting.