§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [32445]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 3 March 1998]: The estimated travel costs of Treasury staff for the years requested are:
£000 (a) Fuel Allowences (c) Car releted costs (d) Public Transport Total 1994–95 — 15 729 744 1995–96 — 12 644 656 1996–97 — 8 717 725 1997–98 1 10 518 529 Notes:
Figures for (b)—unproductive time during travel—are not recorded and compilation of these figures would incur disproportionate cost.
Figures for (a), (c), and (d) in 1994–95 have been estimated from the total figures available.