§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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 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. [58587]
§ Mr. Gordon BrownTreasury Ministers have made use of non-scheduled special flights for travel to and from various official meetings. All arrangements for these flights are in line with the Ministerial Code and Cabinet Office guidance on travel by Ministers.