§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of official ministerial visits undertaken by(a) London underground, (b) car, (c) rail and (d) air over the last 12 months, indicating the number of miles travelled and the total cost to his Department. [34897]
§ Sir George YoungRecords are not kept of the modes of transport used on each official visit nor of the miles covered. Ministers may use a variety of modes when making an official visit or conducting ministerial business; travel by rail is generally preferred for official visits out of London. The cost of official ministerial visits undertaken by air and rail from 20 July 1994 to date was £80,897. In the same period, the cost of the Government car service for all ministerial business was £226,442 Separate records are not kept of costs of travel on London underground.