§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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
Date Destination Purpose Numbers accomp. Minister May 1997 Brussels Meeting with Spanish & German Ministers 3 July 1997 Cardiff To address ACPO1 function 2 September 1997 Teesside Youth Justice Workshop 1 October 1997 Luxembourg Meeting with Irish Justice Minister and Home Affairs Council meeting 2 December 1997 Sarajevo & Split Visit British Police serving in Bosnia 2 December 1997 Banja Luka Visit Police serving in Bosnia 2 August 1998 Belfast Various meetings 2 1 ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers The average cost of the flights taken to meet these trips for the 17 months between May 1997 and September 1998 is £1,795 compared to an average cost of £2,447 under the last year of the previous administration.