To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on Ministerial hospitality in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06, (c) 2006-07 and (d) 2007-08, expressed in current prices. (241226)

The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. All spending on official entertainment is made in accordance with the principles set out in “Managing Public Money”.