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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 Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was claimed in expenses for taxi travel by officials from (a) his 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 he will make a statement.
Answer

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff claimed £34,938 in expenses for UK taxi travel during the financial year 2006-07. Staff of FCO Services, which was then an Executive agency and is now a Trading Fund, claimed £8,638 in the same period.We do not hold central records of taxi claims for earlier years. To provide this information would incur a disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
481 c216W; 227053
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Taxis Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk