§ Mr. PriskTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the hourly RAF charge is to Government Departments for flying with 32 (The Royal) Squadron in(a) BAe 125 and (b) BAe 146 aircraft, broken down into (i) engineering and airframe costs, (ii) costs incurred for handling, landing and navigation services at civil airports, (iii) fuel and (iv) crew subsistence costs. [86953]
§ Mr. IngramThe following table shows the breakdown of the hourly charge to Government Departments for flying with the BAe 125 and BAe 146 aircraft of 32 (The Royal) Squadron:
£ per hour BAe 125 BAe 146 Engineering and airframe 374 681 Handling, landing and navigational services at civil airports 122 91 Fuel 196 559 Crew subsistence 27 197 Other 21 46 Total 740 1,574 Note:
VAT is added to the BAe 125 charge for internal United Kingdom flights.
Since 1999, this Government has published on an animal basis the overall cost of all Ministers visits overseas and a list of Cabinet Ministers' visits overseas costing more than £500. The list makes clear when RAF flights have been used and the cost of such travel is included in the published overall annual cost. Copies of the lists are in the Libraries of the House.
All travel is conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.