HC Deb 03 March 1998 vol 307 c601W
Mr. Baker

To 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. Hoon

The 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.