§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions since 1 May 1997 on which a Minister in his Department has used(a) an aircraft belonging to the RAF and (b) a privately chartered aircraft together with (i) details of the take-off and destination points, (ii) ground waiting time, (iii) dates of departure and return, (iv) purpose of the trip, (v) cost of the trip to his Department and (vi) details of people accompanying the Minister, indicating the total costs of all such travel borne by his Department (1) since 1 May 1997 and (2) between 1 May 1996 and 1 May 1997. [55546]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 19 October 1998]: My noble Friend the Under-Secretary will write to the hon. Member shortly.