Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2006.
Department for Transport: Departmental Travel
- Question
- How much officials and Ministers of the Department for Transport have spent on (a) air travel; (b) train travel; (c) taxi fares; (d) bus travel; and (e) other forms of transport, in each year since the department was established in 2002.
- Answer
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Figures for the central department are available only from the beginning of the 2003–04 financial year, when the department’s accounts were separated from those of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. For earlier years, information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.The department’s agencies account and record their expenditure in different ways, with differing degrees of detailed breakdown. These are reflected in the tables provided below.Official travel in the department and agencies is carried out in support of operational and management requirements, and in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code.VOSA’s staff principal travel relates to operational requirements for operator visits to carry out enforcement and testing functions.HA staff travel is connected with its responsibility for the management and maintenance of strategic road network, including traffic officers patrolling the motorways to reduce congestion, other staff visiting all parts of the motorway and trunk road network in connection with their duties, and travel between the agency’s regional offices, and the premises of other parties such as contractors who work on the network.DSA staff travel is carried out in support of DfT, DVO and other central government functions, in connection with the operational deployment of examiners between the network of driving test centres, and operational management and training travel between the HQ, the five area offices and the training facility at Cardington.VCA staff travel costs relate to engineers travelling to carry out accreditation testing duties. These. are operational costs recharged to customers. Most travel in MCA relates to attendance at off site meetings.
2002–03 Air Rail Taxi Bus Bus/Taxi Bus/Coach/Tube/Ferry Total Travel Total Travel & Subs DfT(c) DSA MCA 2,335,520 HA 2,671,849 VOSA GCDA 210,384 DVLA 112,189 198,777 25,916 VCA 2003–04 Air Rail Taxi Bus Bus/Taxi Bus/Coach/Tube/Ferry Total Travel Total Travel & Subs DfT(c) 1,376,194 849,984 87,163 13,792 DSA 32,000 91,000 5,000 2,000 MCA 2,764,779 HA 3,521,360 VOSA GCDA 254,551 DVLA 141,097 285,396 36,983 VCA 315,197 2004–05 Air Rail Taxi Bus Bus/Taxi Bus/Coach/Tube/Ferry Total Travel Total Travel & Subs DfT(c) 1,234,434 1,003,847 98,299 18,253 DSA 51,000 101,000 7,000 2,000 MCA 3,161,793 HA 4,391,254 VOSA GCDA 260,037 DVLA 167,746 383,851 42,525 VCA 367,794 2005–06 Air Rail Taxi Bus Bus/Taxi Bus/Coach/Tube/Ferry Total Travel Total Travel & Subs DfT(c) 1,158,866 949,402 75,223 12,833 DSA 68,000 121,000 7,000 2,000 MCA HA 3,472,349 VOSA GCDA DVLA VCA
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3383; 679 c156-8WA
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Bus services Aviation Civil servants Department for Transport Expenditure Railways Ministers Taxis Travel
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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