§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated annual cost of travel undertaken by civil servants employed by the Scottish Office in connection with their normal duties (a) within Scotland and (b) outwith Scotland.
§ Mr. YoungerInformation in the form requested is not available; but for 1982–83, the cost of travel was £2.3 million. Of that £117,000 related to travel outside the United Kingdom. Detailed budgetary control of travel and subsistence expenditure was introduced in 1979 and in that year yielded a saving of £300,000. Measures have been taken to make Scottish Office staff fully aware of the cost of travel, which is essential if they are to perform their wide range of duties.