To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 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. (316838)

The amounts spent on ministerial hospitality are as follows:

The above costs principally relate to conferences and receptions for key stakeholders.