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Written question asked by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2010. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 September 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.
Answer

The Department for International Development (DFID) spent the following on taxi fares since financial year 2002-03. Figures prior to 2002-03 cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.

Financial year £
2009-10 255,479
2008-09 ¹100,534
2007-08 195,483
2006-07 243,363
2005-06 328.383
2004-05 243,300
2003-04 143,447
2002-03 105,908
¹ In 2008-09, DFID moved to a new financial management system. We suspect that duplicate entries exist in the two systems in this year. To determine which amounts have been entered into both systems, and the total amount paid in reimbursements would incur disproportionate cost.

All expenditure is incurred in accordance with the principles of Managing Public Money and the Treasury handbook on Regularity and Propriety.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12984; 515 c437W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Department for International Development Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk