§ Dr. CableTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the travel costs were of civil servants in(a) his Department, (b) its predecessor Department and (c) its related agencies in each year since 1997. [1839071]
§ Phil HopeThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was formed on 29 May 2002.
202W(a) The travel and subsistence costs incurred by civil servants in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in each financial year are as follows:
£ 2002–03 3,156,223 2003–04 3,187,321 (b) Information, for the predecessor Department could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
(c) In the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's three executive agencies, (i) the Fire Service College, (ii) the Planning Inspectorate and (iii) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, travel and subsistence costs were as follows:
(i) The Fire Service College:
£ 1999–2000 181,291 2000–01 176,313 2001–02 121,095 2002–03 120,127 2003–04 150,352 Figure for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are not readily be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
(ii) The Planning Inspectorate (figures rounded to the nearest £100,000):
£ 1997–98 2,200,000 1998–99 1,900,000 1999–2000 2,100,000> 2000–01 2,400,000 2001–02 2,400,000 2002–03 2,700,000 2003–04 2,600,000 (iii) The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (figures rounded to the nearest £1,000):
£ 1997–98 39,000 1998–99 39,000 1999–2000 46,000 2000–01 57,000 2001–02 48,000 2002–03 46,000 2003–04 42,000 All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Civil Service Management Code.