"The BBC has a strict expenses policy and the drinks bill in this video was paid for in full by John"

I'm betting you all remember this (until you've downed far too many glasses of Kir royale and drowned all memories of it)...

Well, according to the BBC:

"The BBC has a strict expenses policy and the drinks bill in this video was paid for in full by John".

So, John Sweeney was lying when he told Lucy Brown that he was "on expenses" then? Is that what the BBC's saying here?