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Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Monday, 18 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 February 2008. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 10 March 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Departmental Eurostar

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department and its agencies spent on (a) first and (b) other class travel by Eurostar in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answer

There is an agreement in place with Eurostar for discounted fares for duty travel originating in the UK. The 2007 expenditure under this agreement was:

Number
Business class tickets 329,349
Other class tickets 65,390

These figures do not include any bookings made through the normal Eurostar reservations using a Government Procurement Card, for which figures are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
473 c13W; 187751
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Eurostar
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk