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<p>The Departmental spend on hotels, hospitality, food and drink and transport in
each of the last five years is set out in the table below:-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hotels</strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hospitality</strong>
<strong> </strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Food and Drink</strong>
<strong> £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transport*</strong> <strong> </strong>
<strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>27,305</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>217,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>35,765</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,297</p></td><td><p>262,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>43,099</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6,836</p></td><td><p>194,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>42,834</p></td><td><p>8,439</p></td><td><p>6,285</p></td><td><p>164,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,506</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,641</p></td><td><p>114,035</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>*Spend on transport relates to Ministerial cars, hire cars, rail and
air.</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure from 2011-12 to 2013-14 includes spend by the Commission
on Devolution. The transport costs reduced in 2014-15 and further in 2015-16 with
the former Secretary of State for Wales giving up use of his Ministerial car. The
impact of these savings is shown in part in financial year 2014-15 and in full in
financial year 2015-16. Spend on hospitality and food and drink relate to Ministerial
and Commission on Devolution functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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