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Written Question
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Hospitality
Tuesday 28th January 2025

Asked by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) her Department has and (b) her Department's arms length bodies have spent on hospitality in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have a responsibility to carefully manage official hospitality costs and demonstrate good value for money.

Details of ministerial and senior official hospitality are published on a quarterly basis, and are available on GOV.UK.