Departments: Official Hospitality

Mr. Carmichael
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has spent on hospitality events in each of the last five years.

David Cairns
Scotland Office hospitality expenditure is detailed in the following table:

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|       |Hospitality expenditure (£)|
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|2002-03|41,882                     |
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|2003-04|25,969                     |
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|2004-05|18,420                     |
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|2005-06|17,748                     |
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|2006-07|23,411                     |
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