Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 February 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 February 2013. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Travel
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on (a) the Government Car Service and (b) other taxi or car services for ministerial travel in each year since 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.
[142633]
- Answer
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Road transport for the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), is normally provided by the Metropolitan police.
Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure on car travel by the Junior Defence Ministers is shown in the following table:
£
Financial year
Government car service
MOD pool cars1
Taxis
Total
2009-10
106,343
218,090
n/a
324,433
2010-11
39,419
131,622
147
171,188
2011-12
0
127,160
232
127,392
1 The Junior Defence Ministers have, in accordance with the Ministerial Code, given up their cars with a dedicated driver to reduce costs and now share a central MOD car pool with senior staff working in the MOD main building. The costs quoted represent a notional estimate of the use the Junior Defence Ministers have made of the shared vehicles.
Secondary information
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- 142633; 560 c1014W
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- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Ministry of Defence Taxis Travel Official cars
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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