Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 1 March 2005.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on entertainment by his Office in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) food, (b) alcohol, (c) staff and (d) accommodation.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created following the machinery of Government changes on
However, the following table shows how much the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Central) spent on catering, hospitality and official entertainment in 2002–03 and 2004–05.
£ | |
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2002–03 | 241,124 |
2003–04 | 226,880 |
2004–05(22) | 58,090 |
(22) Spend to date.
All expenditure on official entertainment is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in Government Accounting".
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