To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the General Officer Commanding 2 Division spent on his entertainment budget during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in (a) 2006 and (b) each of the preceding three years. (89208)

[holding answer 9 October 2006]: The following table shows expenditure from public funds on entertainment by the General Officer Commanding 2 Division during the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Expenditure on official entertainment is subject to strict departmental rules and compliance with the principles of propriety set out in government accounting.