§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of the cost of(a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years. [27902]
§ Mr. MorleyI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him on 30 January 2002,Official Report, column 406W.
In DEFRA we are unable to easily identify taxi fares as a separate item. The coding used to identify transactions groups travel by taxi with other forms of public transport (eg buses and underground), and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate costs.