§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list internal flights made by Ministers in his Department in 2002, including in each case the(a) cost, (b) departure location and (c) destination; and of these how many were (i) first class, (ii) business class and (iii) economy class. [103583]
§ Mr. StrawThe following is a list of internal flights made by Ministers in that capacity in my Department in 2002.
- 1. I flew to Manchester from London Heathrow on 27 July 2002. The cost of the Business Class ticket was £158.50.
- 2. I flew to Edinburgh on an RAF HS125 on 27 August 2002, then on to Belfast, before returning to London. I was accompanied on the aircraft by a Private Secretary; a Special Adviser, three officials and a Special Branch Protection Officer. The cost of the aircraft was £2,028.84.
- 3. I flew from London to Birmingham on an RAF helicopter on 6 September 2002. The cost was £1,838.09 and I was accompanied by my Private Secretary and a Special Branch Protection Officer. For further details, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Chelmsford, West (Mr. Burns) on 5 February 2003, column 306W.
- 4. My noble Friend Baroness Symons flew to Teesside from London Heathrow on 29 November 2002. The cost of the Business Class ticket was £403.50.
- 5. The then Minister for Europe, my right hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Peter Hain) flew to Belfast from London Heathrow on 26 February 2002. The cost of the Economy Class ticket was £166.40.
- 6. The Minister for Europe, my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane) flew to Glasgow from London Heathrow on 7 July 2002. The cost of the Business Class ticket was £261.40.
881W - 7. The Minister for Europe, my ho n. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane) flew to Glasgow from London Heathrow on 17 October 2002. The cost of the Business Class ticket was £289.40.