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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 Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Friday, 2 February 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure

Question

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

Answer

All DWP artwork is provided on loan from the Government Art Collection free of charge.

The Department has no record relating specifically to the purchase of alcohol in each of the last seven years.

Expenditure on hospitality in each of the last seven years is set out in the table below. It should be seen in the context of the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the Department, currently over 78,000. The Department’s guidance on hospitality is in accordance with financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in Government Accounting.

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Hospitality

£3,857

£649

£868

£4,220

£4,826

£3,081

£7,164

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124717
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Artworks Department for Work and Pensions Public expenditure Wines Official hospitality
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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