Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality
(asked on 27th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
It is not possible to separate out hotel expenditure from food and drink expenditure. The table below shows the total Ministry of Defence (MOD) spend on accommodation and subsistence for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15.
MOD expenditure on accommodation and subsistence | ||||
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
£85,886,070 | £76,440,645 | £80,739,551 | £80,013,645 | £78,769,706 |
The amount spent on hospitality is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The MOD’s expenditure on travel and transport for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 is shown in the table below.
MOD expenditure on travel and transport | ||||
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
£193,872,171 | £191,504,947 | £185,243,712 | £132,405,520 | £142,696,241 |
All staff incurring business expenses of any kind must demonstrate the highest standards of financial propriety and a level of restraint that is commensurate with being a Crown Servant, and sensitive to the need to give full value for money to the taxpayer and maximise the funding available for the front line. The MOD has driven down spending on business travel from around £300 million in 2009-10 to around £200 million a year now.