§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost of air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain was for(a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in the last year for which figures are available. [184528]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton>The cost of air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is not readily identifiable and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
All ministerial and civil service travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code, Travel by Ministers, and the Civil Service Management Code, copies of which are available in the Library.