§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is her estimate of the total cost for herself and other departmental Ministers for each year 63W Since 1991–92, including the current year of (a) overseas travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers and their advisers, (b) car and chauffeuring costs of Ministers, (c) ministerial security costs and (d) domestic travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers. [6392]
§ Mr. SproatWhile all the information requested is not available, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost, the available information is as follows:
1993–94 £ 1994–95 £ 11995–96 £ Overseas travel and subsistence 14,967 46,092 15,361 Government car services 192,693 190,165 120,675 UK travel and subsistence 10,648 24,868 14,882 1To date. There are no comparable figures for earlier years as the Department's payment system was not in place until 1993, following the establishment of the Department of National Heritage in 1992.