§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will estimate the cost of employee travel on office business, broken down into(a) fuel allowances, (b) unproductive time during travel, (c) other costs related to car transport and (d) costs related to public transport, for (i) 1994–95, (ii) 1995–96, (iii) 1996–97 and (iv) 1997–98. [32448]
§ Mr. HoonThe table details expenditure on 'staff travel and subsistence' and 'official cars' for LCD Headquarters and Associated Offices, the Court Service Agency and the Public Trust Office Agency. The Department does not monitor separately expenditure incurred in the categories requested and the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
11994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 Expenditure to date Public Trust Office Travel and subsistence n/a 12,222 26,521 61,001 Official cars n/a 0 0 0 Total n/a 12,222 26,521 61,001 Court Service Travel and subsistence n/a 2,796,797 2,653,742 2,494,295 Official cars n/a 2,999,938 2,699,967 2,205,493 Total n/a 5,796,735 5,353,709 4,699,788 LCD Headquarters Travel and subsistence 1,139,188 371,689 656,115 553,694 Official cars 3,847,672 54,769 62,930 91,409 Total 4,986,860 426,458 719,045 645,103 1 PTO and Court Service assumed agency status July 1994 and April 1995 respectively, therefore figures for 1994–95 are included in LCD Headquarters.