Scotland written question – answered at on 12 December 2012.
Andrew Gwynne
Shadow Minister (Health)
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department has spent for hospitality purposes on (a) Champagne, (b) wines, (c) spirits, (d) soft drinks, (e) flowers, (f) laundry, (g) porterage, (h) china, (i) cutlery and (j) venue hire since May 2010.
David Mundell
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
The Scotland Office does not hold the information in the format requested. For the financial year 2010-11, no breakdown is available. For the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13 the breakdowns are as follows:
| £ | ||
| Financial year | ||
| 2011-12 | 2012-13(1) | |
| Venue Hire | 6,440.00 | 123.68 |
| Printing | 1,647.40 | 584.72 |
| Flowers | 0 | 0 |
| Catering Costs | 16,625.96 | 16,499.39 |
| Other | 752.68 | 80.00 |
| (1) To end November. | ||
The Scotland Office records its hospitality expenditure in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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