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<p>The Scotland Office has not purchased any original art in any of the last seven
financial years; all artwork in our buildings is on loan from the government art collection
or the National Galleries of Scotland. The Scotland Office does not separately record
wine costs. Any such costs will be met from within the Office's events or hospitality
budget. All expenditure incurred is in accordance with the principles of Managing
Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.</p><p>The hospitality
spend is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£27,793</p></td><td><p>£25,466</p></td><td><p>£37,865</p></td><td><p>£24,973</p></td><td><p>£9,905</p></td><td><p>£8,987</p></td><td><p>£453</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>From 2016, events spend has been recorded separately to hospitality
spend. This is reflected in the figures above and I refer the hon Member to my answer
to the hon Member for Edinburgh North and Leith on 14 December 2017 (UIN 118330).</p>
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