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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 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

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
Link
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