Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Whips Office has undertaken spending from the public purse on away days in the last 12 months.

Yes. The Government Whips’ Office in the House of Commons spent £3,459.60 on away days in the past twelve months. £124.60 was spent on an away day at Admiralty House and £3,335 was spent on an away day at Wortley Hall.