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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004 departmental special advisers travelled (a) domestically and (b) abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost; [202261] (2) when he will reply to the question tabled by the hon. Member for Chichester on 1 December 2004, ref 202261; [210492] (3) on how many occasions between 31 March 2002 and 31 March 2003 his special advisers travelled abroad in an official capacity; what places were visited; and how much each visit cost. [207187] Mr. Hoon: Ministry of Defence special advisers travelled abroad on official business between 31 March 2002 and 31 March 2003 on 13 occasions, at an average cost of £983 per trip, visiting Brussels, Paris, Warsaw, Crete, Germany, Prague, Turkey, Italy, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United States. Between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004, Ministry of Defence special advisers travelled abroad on official business on 10 occasions, at an average cost of £1,051 per trip, visiting Denmark, Germany, the UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, Cyprus, Italy, Iraq, Oman, Brussels and France. Details of domestic travel by special advisers is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. All travel by special advisers is undertaken in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1517W;432 c1513W; 202261;210492;207187

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Costs Administrative delays Government departments Location Special advisers Ministry of Defence Domestic visits Written questions Visits abroad

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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