Driving Standards Agency: Alcoholic Drinks

Mr. Leech
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 900W, on the Driving Standards Agency: alcoholic drinks, what the cost to his Department was of the wine served at each of the three conferences.

Jim Fitzpatrick
The Driving Standards Agency spent the following on wine for each conference.

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|Conference       |Cost of alcohol provided exclusive of VAT (£)|
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|May Conference   |2,068.30                                     |
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|June Conference 1|1,894.97                                     |
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|June Conference 2|2,111.54                                     |
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