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Written question asked by Ian Stewart (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2009. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 11 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Departmental Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred on such contracts in each year since his Department was established.
Answer

The Department for Children, Schools and Families was created in June 2007. The Department does not currently have any contracts with private hire taxi companies but does have an arrangement with the Government Car Despatch Agency (GCDA). Any other expenditure incurred would be through account arrangements or through spot hire.Expenditure incurred for each year with companies through accounts or spot hire since the Department was established is as follows. These figures also include expenditure (GCDA).

£
June 2007 to March 2008 247,738.00
April 2008 to March 2009 319,447.03
April 2009 to December 2009 237,359.30
Total 804,544.33

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c456W; 300837
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Taxis Department for Children, Schools and Families
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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