§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South on Thursday 24th November 1977, in which he said that the circumstances would be very exceptional indeed by which a family arriving in the United Kingdom for the first time at Heathrow Airport can take a taxi to a local office of his Department in central London and have that taxi fare paid for in cash by an officer of his Department on the arrival of the taxi at the local office of his Department, if he will now say what those exceptional circumstances are.
§ Mr. OrmeIt is extremely difficult to imagine such a situation arising, but as I said in my reply on 24th November I will look into any case the hon. Member may have in mind. A taxi would not be paid for in any circumstances unless the office was satisfied that the journey was necessary and that there was no other practicable and more economical means of travel.—[Vol. 939, c.884.]