Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 6 September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse was of (a) four star, (b) five star and (c) other hotel accommodation for (i) staff, (ii) Ministers and (iii) special advisers in his Department between June 2007 and May 2010.
Information on hotel expenditure is not held centrally prior to April 2009 and could be supplied only at disproportionate cost. In the financial year 2009-10 the Department spent £498,471 on hotel accommodation and in April and May 2010 the Department spent £56,662 on hotel accommodation.
Unfortunately this cannot be broken down by hotel rating. The breakdown between Ministers, special advisers and staff could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
As part of my transparency initiative, spending over £500 since 2008-09 is available for scrutiny on my Department's website.
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