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Christmas

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

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Mr. Philip Hammond

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department and its agencies have spent on Christmas (a) cards, (b) parties and (c) decorations in each of the last five years. (171436)

Mr. Sutcliffe

The information is as follows.

(a) Expenditure on Christmas cards

Cost (£)

2002

1,985

2003

3,209

2004

3,235

2005

2,135

2006

1,962

(b) Expenditure on Christmas receptions for NDPBS

Cost (£)

2002

8,735

2003

10,023

2004

6,596

2005

11,378

2006

14,137

(c) Expenditure on Christmas decorations

Cost (£)

2002

659

2003

685

2004

1,235

2005

814

2006

944