§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the travel costs were of civil servants in(a) her Department and (b) its related agencies in each year since 1997. [183898]
§ Ms HewittThe costs of travel and travel related expenditure for civil servants in the Department of Trade and Industry and its Agencies were as follows:
Financial Year Core Department(£000s) Agencies (£000s) 1998–99 10,498 3,588 1999–00 10,201 3,926 2000—01 11,466 3,762 2001–02 10,526 4,305 2002—03 11,815 4,806 2003—04 (provisional) 12,135 4,884 All travel complied with the requirements of the Civil Service Management Code. Data for 1997–98 are archived and so are only available at disproportionate cost.