Skip to main content

Written question asked by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2008. It was answered by Sadiq Khan (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was claimed in expenses for taxi travel by officials from (a) her Department and (b) its Executive agencies in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2005-06, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2003-04 and (v) 2002-03; and if she will make a statement.
Answer

Total amounts claimed in taxi expenses by officials in this Department and its direct predecessors are as follows:

£
Core department Government offices
2002-03 115,226
2003-04 146,071 10,606
2004-05 158,506 43,318
2005-06 149,382 47,140
2006-07 121,564 41,427
2007-08 109,444 40,657

Figures for the Government offices in 2002-03 are not available and for 2003-04 are for part of the year only. Figures for taxi expenditure incurred by the Department's Executive agencies are not available centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
480 c1324-5W;480 c1314-5W; 227046
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Taxis Department for Communities and Local Government
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk