Written question asked by David TC Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 9 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 October 2006. It was answered by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 October 2006 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Departmental Expenditure

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much the Prime Minister’s Office has spent on taxis in the last 12 months.

Answer: The Prime Ministers Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office.Information for the Cabinet Office is not collected in the format requested. To provide a breakdown would incur disproportionate costs.All official travel in the Department is undertaken strictly in accordance with the rules contained in the Cabinet Office Management Code. All ministerial travel related costs are undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the ““Ministerial Code”” and ““Travel by Ministers””, copies of which are available in the Library for the reference of Members.

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