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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 March 2012. It was answered by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Taxis

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.
Answer

The Department has a contract with Addison Lee (a London-based private hire company). The total expenditure on private hire vehicles via this contract, between August 2011 and January 2012 for (a) Ministers is £2,370 and (b) civil servants is £34,569.Information about spending on black cabs and other taxis is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
101420; 543 c329W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Taxis Department for Education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk