§ Brian White:To ask the President of the Council what his policy is towards using open source software; and what percentage is used in his Department. [69322]
Country No. of officials Purpose of trip Overall cost of trip 1(£) September 2000 Croatia 1 Official ministerial trip 2,481.07 September 2000 Switzerland and Germany 3 Official ministerial trip 6,697.21 October 2000 Mexico 4 Official ministerial trip 16,012.17 October 2000 Netherlands 1 Human Resource Management seminar 500,68 January 2001 America 5 Official ministerial trip 48,387.01 October 2001 Ireland 1 Information already available2 348.13 October 2001 Netherlands 1 Human Resource Management seminar 585.43 1Includes travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.
2I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Chichester (Mr. Tyrie) on 10 June 2002, Official Report, column 727W.
All overseas travel by officials in my Department is undertaken in accordance with the principles set in Chapter 8 of the Civil Service Management Code, and the detailed rules and guidance set out in the Cabinet Office Management Code. Information requested prior to September 2000 was not collected, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.