§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the cost of(a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last four years. [27907]
§ Ms BlearsI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer him to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 30 January 2002, Official Report, column 406W.
The table gives a summary of costs of taxis.
Cost of taxis Year (April to March) £ 1998–99 189,730.78 1999–2000 220,603.24 2000–01 250,321.97 2001–02 236,944.18