§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the cost of(a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department was in 2002. [101544]
§ Peter HainThe information is as follows:
(a) This will be addressed in a letter from Mr. Nick Matheson, Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency, to the hon. Member.
(b) £4,000. This figure excludes any amounts spent on taxis, black cabs and licensed hackney carriages outside of departmental contracts and reclaimed by officials as travel and subsistence expenditure. That information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.