§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rates of travel allowance may be claimed by civil servants in his Department when using their vehicles for official business. [36351]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe current rates of travel allowance that staff in the Treasury may claim when using their vehicles for official business are as follows:
Standard rate (pence per mile) Cars with engine capacity Up to 1500 cc 1501–2000 cc Over 2000 cc Up to 5,000 miles 35.7 40 43 Over 5,000 miles 17 21 27
Motorcycles with engine capacity Up to 125cc Over 125cc First, 4,000 miles at: 15.4p 24.7p Over 4,000 miles at: 5.5p 8.1p Public Transport Rate (pence per miles)
For use of private motor cars and motorcycles not meeting the insurance, ownership and economy and efficiency rules for payment of the standard rate of allowance
Rate per mile: 22.3
Pedal Cycle Allowance (pence per mile)
Rate per mile: 5.6
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the total cost of travel expenses claimed by civil servants using their own vehicles for official business in each of the last five years in his Department; and what would have been the saving in the last year if the maximum rate that could be claimed was set at the lowest rate. [36352]
§ Mrs. KnightThe total cost of travel expenses claimed by civil servants using their own vehicles for official business in the Treasury in the last five years is as follows:
£000 1995–96 7 1994–95 21 1993–94 23 1992–93 32 1991–92 29 1 To date. The saving in the last full year can only be estimated, as the records on mileages travelled on individual trips by individual officials are currently held manually and it would involve disproportionate cost to work through those. Of the £21,000 shown for 1994–95, only £7,700 was reimbursed at our maximum rates. The saving had reimbursement been at our lower rate in that year is estimated to be approximately £2.900.
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