Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations.
All Business Units within the Ministry of Justice have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Department have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the tax on (a) capital gains and (b) dividends to the same rate as income tax.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK tax system encourages investment whilst also taxing income from capital sources like dividends and Capital Gains fairly.
As set out in the Government’s response to the Office of Tax Simplification's report on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on 30 November 2021, substantial reforms to CGT rates and allowances would involve a number of wider policy trade-offs and so careful thought must be given to the impact that they would have on taxpayers, as well as any additional administrative burden on HMRC.
The Government keep all aspects of the tax system under review to ensure it is simple and efficient.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Fay Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the office have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by John Whittingdale
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Chris Philp - 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 Home Department have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Robert Courts - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations.
All Business Units within the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible 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.
Asked by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The exact information requested is not readily held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.