Oman: Official Hospitality

(asked on 11th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) items and (b) value of hospitality received by the (i) Chief of the Defence Staff and (ii) his predecessor in connection with attendance at the Sultan's Privy Council in Oman on (A) 5 and 6 January 2019, (B) 6 and 7 January 2018 and (C) 7 and 8 January 2017.


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James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 17th May 2021

Transparency guidance for Senior Officials from the Cabinet Office states that Hospitality provided by overseas governments should not normally be included in published returns. Consequently, the information is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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