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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 Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract in each of the last three years.
Answer

The MOD has incurred expenditure on contracts with private hire taxi companies as follows:

£
Gosport RAF Inns worth Bath British Forces Cyprus
2008-09 1,000 13,000 — 331,000
2007-08 — — 23,000 216,000
2006-07 — — 35,000 289,000

These contracts provide essential cover where official vehicles are not available for road journeys.The costs for British forces Cyprus reflect the need to make increased use of contracted taxis following significant efficiency savings in MOD transport in 2005-06 resulting in net transport savings of £66,000 in 2005-06, £54,000 in 2006-07, £135,000 in 2007-08 and £29,000 in 2008-09. Further rationalisation of the provision of transport in Cyprus will lead to savings in the cost of contracted taxis from 2009-10.Staff are instructed to use the most efficient and economic means of travel available to them.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
504 c350W; 300834
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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