§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many kilometres have been travelled on his Department's business in each of the last three years broken down by(a) foot, (b) bike, (c) bus, (d) train, (e) tram, (f) light-rail, (g) plane, (h) motorbike, (i) car, (j) taxi, (k) river-taxi and (l) other modes of transport; what plans and targets his Department has to reduce the kilometres travelled by private transport by his Department's employees; and if he will make a statement. [91018]
§ Mr. KilfoyleThe number of kilometres travelled by motorbike or private car by employees of the central Cabinet Office on the Department's business in the last two complete tax years were as follows:
- Motorbike
- 1997–98; 0 kilometres;
- 1998–99; 691 kilometres.
- Private Car
- 1997–98: 53,913 kilometres;
- 1998–99: 80,221 kilometres.
Information about the distances travelled by other modes of transport by central Cabinet Office staff, and all the information requested in respect of Cabinet Office Agencies, is not held centrally and is available only at disproportionate cost.
In my Department official travel is undertaken only where absolutely necessary and then, as a matter of policy, by the most cost-effective means.