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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure

Original answer

Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.

Financial Yr	Hospitality	Catering	H&C
201718 YTD	23017	23400	46,417
2016/17	10130	42068	52,198
2015/16	-3415	13059	9,644
2014/15	62712	54432	117,144
2013/14	3816	14920	18,736
2012/13	17980	37475	55,455
2011/12	39788	31527	71,315
2010/11	40572	1371	41,943
Total	194,600	218,252	412,852

We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection

The answer was corrected by Michael Ellis (Conservative)

on Friday, 6 April 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Corrected answer

Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.

Financial Yr	Hospitality	Catering	H&C
201718 YTD	23,017	23,400	46,417
2016/17	10,130	42,068	52,199
2015/16	-3,415	13,059	9,644
2014/15	35,860	54,432	117,145
2013/14	3,816	14,920	18,735
2012/13	17,980	37,475	55,455
2011/12	39,788	31,527	71,315
2010/11	40,573	1,371	41,943
Total	167,749	218,251	386,000

Financial Yr	Hospitality	Catering	H&C
201718 YTD	23017	23400	46,417
2016/17	10130	42068	52,198
2015/16	-3415	13059	9,644
2014/15	62712	54432	117,144
2013/14	3816	14920	18,736
2012/13	17980	37475	55,455
2011/12	39788	31527	71,315
2010/11	40572	1371	41,943
Total	194,600	218,252	412,852

We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

124720

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Artworks Public expenditure Wines Official hospitality Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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