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<p>All DWP artwork is provided on loan from the Government Art Collection free of
charge.</p><p>The Department has no record relating specifically to the purchase of
alcohol in each of the last seven years.</p><p>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.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><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>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>£3,857</p></td><td><p>£649</p></td><td><p>£868</p></td><td><p>£4,220</p></td><td><p>£4,826</p></td><td><p>£3,081</p></td><td><p>£7,164</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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