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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714028/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>CPS<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hotels<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,010,080<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,396,952<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,327,147<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,483,386<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality<\/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>Food and drink<\/p><\/td><td><p>154,553<\/p><\/td><td><p>166,225<\/p><\/td><td><p>173,708<\/p><\/td><td><p>181,970<\/p><\/td><td><p>183,470<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Transport<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,161,445<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,445,346<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,276,918<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,511,405<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>SFO<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category<\/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>Hotels<\/p><\/td><td><p>87,844<\/p><\/td><td><p>80,616<\/p><\/td><td><p>95,414<\/p><\/td><td><p>101,582<\/p><\/td><td><p>104,782<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,648<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,628<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,007<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,634<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,733<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Food and Drink<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,238<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,090<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,023<\/p><\/td><td><p>507<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,103<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Transport<\/p><\/td><td><p>113,964<\/p><\/td><td><p>153,723<\/p><\/td><td><p>231,954<\/p><\/td><td><p>186,622<\/p><\/td><td><p>224,170<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*Figures as of 28 February 2017<\/p><p> <\/p><p>GLD, including AGO and HMCPSI<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>UK Hotels<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>GLD*<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,772<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,549<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,403<\/p><\/td><td><p>19,363<\/p><\/td><td><p>26,628<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>AGO<\/p><\/td><td><p>402<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,265<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,210<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>375<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI<\/p><\/td><td><p>49,023<\/p><\/td><td><p>41,803<\/p><\/td><td><p>42,759<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,642<\/p><\/td><td><p>35,369<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Hospitality<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>GLD*<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>657<\/p><\/td><td><p>177<\/p><\/td><td><p>47<\/p><\/td><td><p>204<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>AGO<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,897<\/p><\/td><td><p>41<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI<\/p><\/td><td><p>123<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>64<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p><strong>Travel<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>GLD*<\/p><\/td><td><p>79,539<\/p><\/td><td><p>106,161<\/p><\/td><td><p>139,103<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,523<\/p><\/td><td><p>307,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>AGO<\/p><\/td><td><p>153,893<\/p><\/td><td><p>123,566<\/p><\/td><td><p>98,644<\/p><\/td><td><p>110,462<\/p><\/td><td><p>116,192<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI<\/p><\/td><td><p>86,678<\/p><\/td><td><p>61,841<\/p><\/td><td><p>72,149<\/p><\/td><td><p>61,753<\/p><\/td><td><p>72,175<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Other related cost<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p>GLD*<\/p><\/td><td><p>42,126<\/p><\/td><td><p>57,906<\/p><\/td><td><p>56,464<\/p><\/td><td><p>58,153<\/p><\/td><td><p>70,390<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>AGO<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,536<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,451<\/p><\/td><td><p>554<\/p><\/td><td><p>918<\/p><\/td><td><p>911<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,323<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,982<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,815<\/p><\/td><td><p>23,828<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,639<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>This includes all expenditure on food and drink, foreign hotels and other subsistence costs and the cost of meeting refreshments. This expenditure cannot be broken down further without looking at individual invoices which would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p><p>*The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department until 31 March 2015. GLD has increased in size as a result of the merger programme to create a shared legal service for government and expenditure has increased as a result.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
      ], "uin" : "69213"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714035", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714035/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.<\/p><p>The information requested is not held centrally and therefore is only available at disproportionate cost.<\/p><p>Spend on Travel, Subsistence and Hospitality can be found in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts. The annual report and accounts for financial year 2010-11 to 2015-16 are accessible from the Gov.uk website and the link is below:<br>www.gov.uk/government/publications<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4021", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Skidmore"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingswood"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Skidmore"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-04-05T08:18:21.057Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ellesmere Port and Neston"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
      ], "uin" : "69214"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714039", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714039/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The breakdown of costs for the last five years for hotels, hospitality, food and drink and transport in the last five years can be found in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Hotel<\/p><\/td><td><p>Hospitality<\/p><\/td><td><p>Transport<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£111,255<\/p><\/td><td><p>£6,224<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,003,825<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£154,516<\/p><\/td><td><p>£12,568<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,095,945<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£149,207<\/p><\/td><td><p>£8,994<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,097,983<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£159,673<\/p><\/td><td><p>£24,133<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,164,983<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17*<\/p><\/td><td><p>£180,126<\/p><\/td><td><p>£11,030<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,248,062<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>*the 2016-17 costs does not reflect the complete financial year as March 2017 figures are not yet available.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The information requested for food and drink cannot be provided within the disproportionate costs threshold.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3929", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Kirby"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Kemptown"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Simon Kirby"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-04-03T10:45:53.917Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Treasury: Official Hospitality"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714049", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714049/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>My Department gave an answer to Question UIN 194474 on catering and hospitality on 9 April 2014 which included expenditure for financial years 2011-12 to 2013-14 and to Question UIN 176826 on hotels and travel on 7 April 2014 for expenditure relating to 2011-12 and 2012-13.<\/p><p>For 2014-15 and 2015-16, total spend on catering and hospitality (including food, and drink) was £22,934 and £15,681. <br> <br> In 2009-10, the spend on hospitality and catering was £456,142. <br> <br> Providing accurate spend on transport and hotels would be at a disproportionate cost.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4024", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Marcus Jones"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714084", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714084/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It is not possible to separate out hotel expenditure from food and drink expenditure. The table below shows the total Ministry of Defence (MOD) spend on accommodation and subsistence for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><p>MOD expenditure on accommodation and subsistence<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£85,886,070<\/p><\/td><td><p>£76,440,645<\/p><\/td><td><p>£80,739,551<\/p><\/td><td><p>£80,013,645<\/p><\/td><td><p>£78,769,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The amount spent on hospitality is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The MOD\u2019s expenditure on travel and transport for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 is shown in the table below.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"5\"><p>MOD expenditure on travel and transport<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>£193,872,171<\/p><\/td><td><p>£191,504,947<\/p><\/td><td><p>£185,243,712<\/p><\/td><td><p>£132,405,520<\/p><\/td><td><p>£142,696,241<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>All staff incurring business expenses of any kind must demonstrate the highest standards of financial propriety and a level of restraint that is commensurate with being a Crown Servant, and sensitive to the need to give full value for money to the taxpayer and maximise the funding available for the front line. The MOD has driven down spending on business travel from around £300 million in 2009-10 to around £200 million a year now.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4107", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin"}
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        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Worcestershire"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Harriett Baldwin"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714085", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714085/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Spend on Travel, Subsistence and Hospitality can be found in the Department for Education\u2019s annual report and accounts. The annual report and accounts for financial years 2010-11 to 2015-16 are accessible from the gov.uk website via the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"http://www.gov.uk/government/publications\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk/government/publications<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"}
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        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"}
      ], "uin" : "69217"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714114", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714114/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All expenditure within Core Defra relating to hospitality, food and drink is categorised within the Department\u2019s finance system under the single heading \u2018Catering and Hospitality\u2019. Therefore, identifying the separate amounts could only be achieved at disproportionate cost. For this reason, the table below sets out the information requested but incorporates combined figures for b) hospitality and c) food and drink.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£000<\/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><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hotels<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>701<\/p><\/td><td><p>643<\/p><\/td><td><p>836<\/p><\/td><td><p>820<\/p><\/td><td><p>630<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hospitality, food and drink<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>279<\/p><\/td><td><p>210<\/p><\/td><td><p>583<\/p><\/td><td><p>521<\/p><\/td><td><p>332<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>2,397<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,294<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,154<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,834<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,643<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Official Hospitality"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
      }
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      ], "uin" : "69218"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714117", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714117/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The FCO's expenditure is as follows:<\/p><p>a) FCO accounts for all its hotel expenditure under <strong>Accommodation<\/strong>. The total expenditure is:<\/p><p>£6,567,637 in 2012-13,<\/p><p>£9,846,595 in 2013-14,<\/p><p>£13,835,786 in 2014-15,<\/p><p>£10,252,699 in 2015-16<\/p><p>£9,409,571 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017).<\/p><p>b) FCO accounts for its hospitality expenditure under <strong>Representation<\/strong> <strong>of the FCO<\/strong> and <strong>Business Hospitality<\/strong>. The total expenditure is<\/p><p>£9,096,057 in 2012-13,<\/p><p>£9,010,820 in 2013-14,<\/p><p>£8,177,552 in 2014-15,<\/p><p>£11,398,281 in 2015-16<\/p><p>£11,723,112 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017).<\/p><p>c) FCO accounts for all its Food and drink expenditure under <strong>Meals<\/strong>. The total expenditure is<\/p><p>£1,349,255 in 2012-13,<\/p><p>£1,805,092 in 2013-14,<\/p><p>£2,367,609 in 2014-15,<\/p><p>£2,775,632 in 2015-16<\/p><p>£2,165,648 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017).<\/p><p>d) We have interpreted your request for transport as <strong>Travel<\/strong>. The total expenditure is<\/p><p>£26,518,447 in 2012-13,<\/p><p>£25,683,935 in 2013-14,<\/p><p>£25,834,703 in 2014-15,<\/p><p>£25,222,838 in 2015-16<\/p><p>£21,848,618 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th<\/sup> March 2017).<\/p><p>The FCO's travel category includes expenditure on UK air travel; rail; sea ferry; car rental; taxis; children's concessionary journeys; staff travel costs to cover temporary duties overseas; Post air travel; dual work place travel; mileage; seasonal relief travel and floaters travel. These figures exclude expenditure on the FCO's staff travel package. This is an entitlement for staff posted overseas and for their qualifying dependents to travel during an overseas posting.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/343", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutland and Melton"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Alan Duncan"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-04-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714150", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714150/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Expenditure incurred by the core Department in the above areas is provided below for the last five financial years. This is taken from the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts for the years in question, and from underlying financial records.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011-12 £000s<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13 £000s<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14 £000s<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15 £000s<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015-16 £000s<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hotels<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,523<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,758<\/p><\/td><td><p>412<\/p><\/td><td><p>418<\/p><\/td><td><p>360<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality<\/p><\/td><td><p>75<\/p><\/td><td><p>936<\/p><\/td><td><p>11<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Food and drink<\/p><\/td><td><p>922<\/p><\/td><td><p>953<\/p><\/td><td><p>369<\/p><\/td><td><p>318<\/p><\/td><td><p>229<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Transport<\/p><\/td><td><p>186<\/p><\/td><td><p>64<\/p><\/td><td><p>(1)<\/p><\/td><td><p>29<\/p><\/td><td><p>10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>\u2018Hotels\u2019 has been interpreted as expenses incurred by Departmental staff on official business for staying in hotels in the United Kingdom and overseas.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>\u2018Food and drink\u2019 has been interpreted as subsistence expenses incurred by Departmental staff on official business and other catering costs. This excludes subsistence expenses for secondees and non-Departmental staff, as these figures cannot be separated from associated travel expenses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>\u2018Hospitality\u2019 is as recorded under this heading in the Department\u2019s accounting system, and relates to the cost of providing refreshments for meetings with external visitors.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>\u2018Transport\u2019 is as reported under this heading in the Annual Report and Accounts, and includes motor vehicle costs but excludes travel expenses.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>As a result of the reforms under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, a number of functions formerly carried out by the core Department were transferred to arm\u2019s length bodies. This led to a reduction in staff numbers in the core Department from around 3,900 to 2,300, with a corresponding reduction in running costs reflected in the figures above.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4080", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Mowat"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/714157/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As part of the Home Office\u2019s commitment to transparency, figures for travel, subsistence and hospitality are published in the Home Office\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are available in the House library.<\/p>"}
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