Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 January 2005. It was answered by Charlotte Atkins (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last two years. - Inc figures and ref to 10 January 2005, 429 c85-6W.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the cost of (a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for his Department in each of the last two years. [202412] Charlotte Atkins: For details of the cost of ministerial travel, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 January 2005, Official Report, columns 85-86W, by my hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office The cost of taxis used by the Department in 2003 was £87,254.42, and in 2004 was £58,810.33. These figures refer to the central Department only, excluding the Agencies who do not record taxi costs separately. The information for the Agencies could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 202412; 430 c448-9W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Department for Transport Government departments Ministers Taxis Travel Official cars
Contains statistics: Yes
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