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Departmental Expenditure

Volume 450: debated on Tuesday 10 October 2006

To ask the Leader of the House (1) how much was spent by his Office in respect of hotel and other similar privately-provided accommodation (a) in the UK and (b) abroad for (i) Ministers, (ii) staff and (iii) other persons in each year since 2001-02; (91889)

(2) how much was spent by his Office on food and alcohol for its staff working out of office in each year since 2001-02.

Total travel and subsistence costs for the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons for the years 2001-02 to 2005-06 are set out in the following table. Information broken down by cost of hotel, food, Ministers and staff is not held by this Office. All spending is in accordance with agreed hospitality limits.

Travel and subsistence

UK (£)

Overseas (£)

2001-02

6,763.38

559.69

2002-03

712.63

0

2003-04

1,815.52

1,337.56

2004-05

2,017.81

31,197.08

2005-06

3,846.86

30,517.81

Total

15,156.20

63,612.14