HC Deb 20 April 1995 vol 258 c255W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the total amount paid by his central Department and each agency for which he is responsible in subsistence allowances for travel(a) within the United Kingdom and (b) outside the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. [19567]

Mr. Redwood

Records of costs are not held separately for internal and for overseas travel. The total identifiable expenditure on subsistence related to travel by Welsh Office staff in each of the last three financial years is as follows:

  • 1992–93: £632,000
  • 1993–94: £535,000
  • 1994–95: £474,000

Cadw does not record this subsistence information separately.

Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each agency and the central Department for which he is responsible(a) the total amount of removal costs and associated expenses reimbursed to officials who were required to relocate as part of their employment, (b) the amount of each of the highest three claims that were concluded and settled and (c) the average amount of each claim in each of the last three years. [19647]

Mr. Redwood

The amounts reimbursed to Welsh Office and Cadw staff in the last three financial years were:

  • 1992–93: £327,000
  • 1993–94: £256,000
  • 1994–95: £257,000

Payments for individual cases can spread over several years. Information categorised by case is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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