Official Travel (Hansard, 9 December 2002)

§ Mr. Chope
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total expenditure of(a) his Department and (b) its agencies was on official travel in 2001–02. [84785]

§ Mr. Rammell
[holding answer 3 December 2002]: Since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. The Government have also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers' visits overseas. Details of travel undertaken during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 was published on 24 July 2002, Official Report, columns 1374–75W. The cost of Ministers' visits overseas for 2002–03 will be published as soon as possible after the end of the current financial year. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of the House.
All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.
The total expenditure on official travel in the FCO during 2001–02 was £12,502,000.

§ Mr. Chope
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total budget of(a) his Department and (b) its agencies is for official travel in 2002–03. [84930]

§ Mr. Rammell
[holding answer 3 December 2002]: Since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing 500 or more during each financial year. The Government have also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers' visits overseas. Details of travel undertaken during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 was published on 24 July 2002, Official Report, columns 1.374–75W. The cost of Ministers' visits overseas for 2002–03 will be published as soon as possible after the end of the current financial year. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of the House.
All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.
The FCO does not budget centrally at this level of detail.