HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc392-3W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he last used a train in the course of his official duties. [92656]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 23 July 1999]: In accordance with the terms of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are required always to make efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements. Journeys in and around London, which account for the majority of the Chancellor's working week, will normally be made by Government car.

The Chancellor last used a train in the course of his official duties on 5 July 1999, when he travelled to Bournemouth for the TGWU conference.