To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much was spent on overnight accommodation by civil servants within his Department's areas of responsibilities in the last 12 months. (149060)

£969,303 was spent on overnight accommodation for civil servants within this Department's areas of responsibilities in the last 12 months (July 2006 to June 2007). This includes both UK and overseas overnight accommodation.

These data are obtained from the Department's hotel booking agent and its travel agent. The figures will not include any accommodation bookings made outside of these arrangements as this information is not centrally captured.