HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 c1446W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Department spent on(a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by Ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [134701]

Mr. McNulty

The Department for Transport was formed on 29 May 2002. It does not have any residential properties used by Ministers. A small number of residential properties are used by officials—for example coastguards—as an essential part of their operational duties. Details could be provided only at disproportionate cost.