§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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 last year for which figures are available. [184527]
§ Phil HopeThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not separately identify costs of air travel to different parts of the United Kingdom by officials and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The total cost of air travel to Northern Ireland by Ministers in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was £903 in 2003–04.