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 David Mundell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Taxis

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department and its predecessor spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.

Answer

The Scotland Office was established on 1 July 1999. Since that date, the following has been spent on taxi fares:

	Expenditure (£)
1999-2000¹,²	9,224
2000-01	7,853
2001-02	8,518
2002-03	10,130
2003-04	8,960
2004-05	8,266
2005-06	8,983
2006-07	9,421
2007-08	10,885
2008-09	13,833
2009-10	17,407
¹ In our first year, the costs of the Scotland Office were not discernable from those of the Office of the Advocate-General. Therefore, the cost shown for the first year includes the costs of both Offices.
² Part year

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