§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the amount spent by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on hotel accommodation (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad for (A) Ministers, (B) staff and (C) others, and if he will list the average cost per hotel room, in each year since 1997. [117569]
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§ Mr. BlunkettThe detailed information requested is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. All travel by Civil Servants within the Home Office is conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code.
The Government publishes an annual report of Ministerial travel overseas. Which includes the costs of accommodation. The information sought in respect of accommodation within the United Kingdom is not held centrally. All travel is conducted in line with the requirements of the Ministerial Code.