HC Deb 10 June 2003 vol 406 cc739-40W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the amount spent by(a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on hotel accommodation (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad for (A) Ministers, (B) staff and (C) others, and if he will list the average cost per hotel room, in each year since 1997. [117565]

Mr. Jamieson

The detailed information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

All accommodation booked by Civil Servants is in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code.

The Government publish an annual report of ministerial travel overseas. The total cost of ministerial travel provided in the annual report includes the costs of accommodation. The information sought in respect of accommodation within the UK is not held centrally. All travel is conducted in line with the requirements of the Ministerial Code.