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 Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 September 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Taxis
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department and its predecessors spent on taxi fares in each year since 1997.
- Answer
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The Department for Transport was established following machinery of Government changes on 29 May 2002. Details of costs for the period prior to 2002 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.The Department's spend on taxi fares for the last seven financial years can be found in the following table:
Financial year Taxi fare spend (£) 2009-10 ¹189,288 2008-09 ¹224,817 2007-08 ²60,530 2006-07 ³66,653 2005-06 ³57,040 2004-05 ³44,867 2003-04 ³36,920 ¹ Figures only available for four of the Department's agencies. ² Figures only available for three of the Department's agencies. ³ Figures only available for two of the Department's agencies. We are unable to provide complete information for any of the years without incurring disproportionate costs.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 12987; 515 c1249-50W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Department for Transport Taxis
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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