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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 January 2018. It was answered by Phillip Lee (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 February 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.

Answer

Information to answer this question is not held at departmental level. A check would have to be made of individual premises across the HMCTS and HMPPS estates to obtain the information requested and this would incur a disproportionate cost.

However, I can advise that the Ministry’s policy on Gifts and Hospitality states:

When providing in-house hospitality (e.g. conferences and away days) for MoJ people, no alcohol is to be paid for from departmental funds. When providing hospitality to external parties, then discretion can be exercised with Director-level approval, e.g. a modest amount of wine with a meal.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124706
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Artworks Public expenditure Wines Ministry of Justice Official hospitality
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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