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Army: Official Hospitality
Mr. Kevan Jones:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much was spent on entertainment by the Chief of the General Staff in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006, broken down by event; [118171]
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(2) how much was spent on entertainment by the Adjutant General in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006, broken down by event. [118172]
Derek Twigg:
The Chief of the General Staff and his immediate predecessor incurred £22,378.03 of expenditure for official entertainment in 2005 and £21,214.25 in 2006. This includes the cost of hotel accommodation for visiting dignitaries and their immediate staff where appropriate. The events were:
| | | £ |
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15 February2005
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Lunch with Chef d'Etat-Major de l'Armeé de Terre, France
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849.63
|
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8-11 March 2005
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Visit of Chief of Staff Japan Ground Defence Force
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5,761.53
|
|
14 March 2005
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Lunch with Commander, Royal Army of Oman
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57.83
|
|
26-28 April 2005
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Visit of Chief of the Australian Army
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3,385.97
|
|
22- 26 May 2005
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The Kermit Roosevelt Lecture Tour
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2,831.54
|
|
4-8 July 200
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Visit of Chief of the Army Staff India
|
8,991.53
|
|
7 February 2006
|
Lunch with Chief of the General Staff, Italy
|
504.00
|
|
15 March 2006
|
The Friends of the Army Dinner
|
1,532.79
|
|
21 -25 May 2006
|
The Kermit Roosevelt Lecture Tour
|
6,167.23
|
|
21 June 2006
|
Lunch with Chief of the Defence Staff New Zealand
|
129.55
|
|
16-20 July 2006
|
Visit of Vice Chief of the Army Staff Pakistan
|
6,187.67
|
|
12-15 September 2006
|
Visit of Chief of the South African Army
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6,134.01
|
|
12 December 2006
|
Lunch with Chief of the General Staff Sweden
|
559.00
|
The Adjutant General spent £1,840.14 on 14 events in 2005 and £1,741.55 on 17 events in 2006. A breakdown is set out in the following tables.
| 200 5 |
| Date | Cost (£) | Function | Event/reason |
|
22 February 2005
|
147.74
|
Dinner
|
Senior Military two star officer visit
|
|
24 February 2004
|
113.40
|
Dinner
|
Unit cohesiveness—Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Commitments)
|
|
13 March 2005
|
118.57
|
Dinner
|
Unit cohesiveness—SO1 Directorate of Military Outplacement Services
|
|
16 August 2005
|
83.00
|
Dinner
|
Unit cohesiveness—civilian and military staff within Headquarters Adjutant General and wider Ministry of Defence
|
|
30 August 2005
|
105.14
|
Dinner
|
Hon. Member for Gosport (Peter Viggers) and Navy 3-star officer
|
|
14 September 2005
|
113.70
|
Dinner
|
Senior civilian and military staff and television producer
|
|
21 September 2005
|
47.72
|
Lunch
|
Working lunch—Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and operational welfare focus
|
|
28 September 2005
|
113.67
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Chief of the General Staff to Director General Army Recruiting and Training and Headquarters
|
|
11 October 2005
|
129.00
|
Dinner
|
Director National Army Museum and Army Heritage senior representatives
|
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16 November 2005
|
332.14
|
Dinner
|
Headquarters Adjutant General 1-star officer group
|
|
2 November 2005
|
135.01
|
Dinner
|
Director Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Families Association and Army 3-star officer with Personal Services 4 (Army) grouping (welfare)
|
|
18 November 2005
|
139.26
|
Inf Dinner
|
Representatives from Headquarters Adjutant General
|
|
24 November 2005
|
111.17
|
Inf Dinner
|
Visit of Bishop of Salisbury (personnel issues)
|
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1 December 2005
|
150.62
|
Dinner
|
Visit of 2(nd) Sea Lord
|
|
Total
|
1,840.14
| | |
| 2006 |
| Date | Cost (£) | Function | Event/reason |
|
16 January 2006
|
145.38
|
Dinner
|
1 x Army 3-star officer, 5 x Army 2-star officer
|
|
23 January 2006
|
110.20
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Master General of Ordnance
|
|
13 February 2006
|
77.97
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Quarter Master General with Director Army Legal Services and Senior Defence Lecturer, Cranfield
|
|
20 February 2006
|
76.37
|
Dinner
|
Army 3-star officer and senior civilian representatives
|
|
1 March 2006
|
88.19
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Senior Minister of the Catholic Group (Armv)
|
|
30 March 2006
|
95.44
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Assistant Chief General Staff
|
|
27 April 2006
|
120.07
|
Dinner
|
Military and civilian staff Headquarters Adjutant General
|
|
8 May 2006
|
127.42
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) and senior officers concerned with welfare/personnel issues
|
|
12 June 2006
|
108.09
|
Dinner
|
Visit of CinC Land Command
|
|
23 August 2006
|
159.75
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Judge Advocate General and hosting of Private Secretary to TRH Princes William and Harry
|
|
31 August 2006
|
78.63
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Governor Royal Hospital Chelsea
|
|
12 September 2006
|
115.31
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) regarding Territorial Army soldiers operational and welfare needs
|
|
4 October 2006
|
84.93
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Chief Constable Wiltshire Constabulary
|
|
17 October 2006
|
113.10
|
Dinner
|
Sir Max Hastings, Gen Sir Mike Jackson, Sir Ronnie Hempel and Senior Military personnel
|
|
15 October 2006
|
99.99
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Minister of State for Armed Forces and Member for Air Personnel.
|
|
16 November 2006
|
8.80
|
Breakfast
|
Minister of State for Armed Forces
|
|
21 November 2006
|
131.91
|
Dinner
|
Visit of Chief Constable Hampshire Constabulary (enhancement of relations and working best practice)
|
|
Total
|
1,741.55
| | |
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All expenditure on official entertainment is subject to strict departmental rules and compliance with the principles of propriety set out in Government Accounting.
Type 45 Destroyers
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by when he expects to agree an acceptable price for the seventh and eighth Type 45 destroyers. [131769]
Mr. Ingram:
No decision has yet been made to order the seventh and eighth Type 45 destroyers. A number of factors will be taken into account as part of the decision making process including affordability, value-for-money, and the wider context of the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Duchy of Lancaster
Civil Servants: Conduct
Mr. Gordon Prentice:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants have been found to be in breach of Civil Service Code provisions relating to dealings with Parliament since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [131160]
Hilary Armstrong:
Information is not collected in the format requested.
Delivery Unit
Mr. Francois:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which Government (a) projects and (b) policy areas her Delivery Unit is reviewing. [131343]
Hilary Armstrong:
The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit works in partnership with No. 10, other parts of the Cabinet Office, the Treasury and stakeholder departments, to assess delivery of PSA targets on Health, Education, Home Affairs, and Local Area Agreements. The Unit also provides performance management for key delivery areas.
Mr. Francois:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if she will list the names of all delivery teams in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit. [131344]
Hilary Armstrong:
The Unit has worked most closely with the Department of Health, Home Office, Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Department for Education and Skills and Communities and Local Government. Accordingly, the Unit’s current delivery teams are organised around the following policy areas:
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Mr. Francois:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which projects the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit’s Commissioned Projects Team has reviewed in the last 12 months. [131346]
Hilary Armstrong:
The PMDU commissioned project team organised the two Public Service Reform conferences hosted by the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers in June 2006 and March 2007, and assisted other government departments to support them in delivering education, health, home affairs and social exclusion targets and to facilitate cross government working more generally.
