Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of hotel bookings her Department made for its (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in each of the last five years.

In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, the Department publishes details on our spend, including data on expenses, travel and hotel costs on GOV.UK. Publication includes all spend which, in compliance with HM Treasury guidance, does not compromise national or personal security, foreign relations or legal obligations under acts such as the Data Protection Act.

Total travel and subsistence spend is available at: http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports

Senior civil servant expenses and hospitality are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality