To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what records his Department maintains of its expenditure on (a) official hospitality and (b) alcohol for official hospitality. (240456)

Expenditure relating to official hospitality is recorded on the departmental finance system and is inclusive of any expenditure on alcohol for official hospitality.

Expenditure on hospitality is set out in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.