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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour) on Thursday, 30 October 2008.


Northern Ireland Office: Taxis

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:How much the Northern Ireland Office spent on taxis in each of the past five years.
Answer

The invoiced expenditure on taxi fares for the Northern Ireland Office, excluding its agencies and executive NDPBs, in the past five years is shown in the following table.

Year Amount
2007-08 £42,455
2006-07 £28,031
2005-06 £24,265
2004-05 £24,856
2003-04 £19,213

Changes to transport arrangements in 2007-08 have generated overall savings even after allowing for the increase in taxi costs. Further taxi fares were claimed by employees as reimbursable expenses but due to the processes involved in making these payments, costs can only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
704 c181-2WA; 5602
Session
2007-08
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Subjects
Expenditure Taxis Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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