Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure
(asked on 24th January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
This question was answered on 1st February 2018
Expenditure on art and wine can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Purchases of alcohol are not permitted under Defra’s Travel and Subsistence Policy.
Defra’s expenditure on hospitality by financial year is set out in the table below.
Financial Year | Expenditure on Hospitality (£000) |
2010/11 | 204 |
2011/12 | 138 |
2012/13 | 123 |
2013/14 | 190 |
2014/15 | 149 |
2015/16 | 90 |
2016/17 | 182 |