§ Mr. BarkerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many air miles he has been awarded from flights at public expense since 1 June 2001; [57837]
(2) how many (a) air miles and (b) other airline rewards members of his Department have been awarded in total since 1 June 2001. [57834]
§ Mr. AlexanderI have been asked to reply.
1156WAll travel arrangements for Ministers are made 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.
Travel arrangements by officials are delegated to Departments in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code.
Travel by officials in my Department is subject to internal Cabinet Office guidelines, which state that benefits of frequent flying and similar schemes deriving from expenditure on official business should be used for official travel or forgone, as set out in the answer given by the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 15 March 1994, Official Report, column 646W.