§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if she will list the travel costs incurred(a) by her Department and (b) by. each Minister within her Department, for each of the last 10 years; [175646]
(2) how many journeys were made by helicopter by each Minister in her Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the journey length was in each case. [175740]
§ Ms HewittIn respect of overseas travel by Ministers, since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more luring 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 reports contain information reaching back from 1995–06. Information for earlier years could1154W be obtained only at disproportionate cost and in some cases will no longer be held. Information for 2003–04 will be published in due course.
For domestic travel the DTI has devolved to the local management the authorisation of travel claims for its staff, subject to checking procedures. It does not record the costs of taxis, train travel, helicopters or airline tickets used by staff separately. To obtain accurate data for the information requested would entail disproportionate cost.
All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code of Practice.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much her Department spent on ministerial travel by(a) car, (b) train, (c) aeroplane and (d) helicopter, in each of the last 10 years. [175663]
§ Ms HewittFor part(a) of the question my hon. Friend the Minister of the Cabinet Office has asked Nick Matheson, Chief executive of the Government Car and despatch Agency to write to the hon. Member with details of the cost of ministerial vehicles provided to this Department.
For parts (b) (c) (d) the DTI has devolved to the local management the authorisation of travel claims for its staff, subject to checking procedures. It does not record the costs of taxis, train travel, helicopters or airline tickets used by staff separately. To obtain accurate data for the information requested would entail disproportionate cost.
All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code of Practice.