Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 November 2006. It was answered by Lord Prescott (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 November 2006 on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Ministerial Travel

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost was of his recent visit to Malaysia; what the name was of each official who accompanied him; and in what category of travel class he and his delegation travelled.

Answer: Details of the cost of overseas travel undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more is published annually. Information for 2005-06 was published on Monday 24 July 2006. Copies of the lists are available in the Library for the reference of Members. Information for 2006-07 will be published as soon as it is ready after the end of the financial year.All ministerial travel is undertaken 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. All official travel is undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the ““Civil Service Management Code””, a copy of which is also available in the Library for the reference of Members. It is not Government practice to name individual civil servants.

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