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Written question asked by Bridget Phillipson (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 December 2010. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 10 January 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Travel

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on taxi fares in each month since April 2010.
Answer

[holding answer 20 December 2010]: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) reimbursed the cost of taxi fares to service personnel over the period April to November 2010 as follows:

Amount reimbursed (£)
April 2010 58,000
May 2010 67,000
June 2010 76,000
July 2010 76,000
August 2010 43,000
September 2010 66,000
October 2010 70,000
November 2010 73,000

Taxi fares claimed by civilian staff are not recorded separately from bus and underground fares and parking and toll costs.Staff, both civilian and military, may only use a taxi for official duty when there is a business benefit to the MOD or when it saves money. A taxi is typically used where no other suitable form of public transport is available. In the present economic conditions, we are constraining the amount of travel undertaken.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
31693; 521 c13W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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