Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Monday, 19 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2009. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Departmental Air Travel

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 477W, and pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2008, Official Report, column 741W, on departmental air travel, what distance of air travel was offset by his Department in 2007-08; and what proportion of such travel was (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul.

Answer

The total distance of air travel used during 2007-08 to offset travel taken by Department for Children, Schools and Families was 1,790,103 km.The proportion of travel is broken down as follows:

	km
(a) Domestic	477,167
(b) Short haul	289,996
(c) Long haul	1,022,939

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) was created as a result of the machinery of government changes in June 2007. The number of air miles used to calculate the DCSF payment for the 2007-08 also includes air travel for DIUS (former DfES staff only). To separate these data would involve disproportionate cost.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 495 c47-8W; 250036
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Departmental Air Travel
Monday, 6 October 2008
Written questions
House of Commons; Departmental Air Travel
Monday, 6 October 2008
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House of Commons
Subjects: Aviation Department for Children, Schools and Families
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Departmental Air Travel

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