§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost of air travel between Northern Ireland and Great Britain was for(a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Department in the latest year for which figures are available. [184531]
§ Mr. MilibandInformation relating to travel within the UK for both Ministers and officials is not held centrally and hence could be supplied only at disproportionate cost. However, since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. The Government have also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers' visits overseas. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of the House. These report information reaching back to 1995–96. Information for 2003–04 is currently being assembled and will be published shortly. All ministerial and civil service travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code, Travel by Ministers, and Civil Service Management Code, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.