To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2009, Official Report, column 1843W, on hospitality: Equality and Human Rights Commission, if she will publish a breakdown by event of the £6,151 spent on hospitality in 2008-09. (267426)

Due to the way the Commission accounts are structured, it is not possible to break down the amount by individual events. The main components of the £6,151 figure are:

Hospitality¹: £4,961.69

Staff expenses²: £1,189.56

¹ Refreshments for visitors at EHRC-hosted meetings.

² Refreshments for visitors at EHRC-hosted meetings paid for directly by staff.