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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc tables and ref...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

20 November 2003

Answered on

20 November 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123087] Maria Eagle: For information on ministerial cars and drivers I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Alexander) on 13 November 2003, Official Report, columns 397-98W. The amount spent for official use of taxis could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The amount spent for official use of UK rail travel is1 as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 Information not available 1998-99 Information not available 1999-2000 7,442,100 2000-01 6,606,657 2001-02 7,621,545 2002-03 11,919,783 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: There has been no use of helicopters, at Departmental expense, since 1997. The figures for air travel (UK and Overseas)1 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 Information not available 1998-99 Information not available 1999-2000 2,860,718 2000-01 2,879,011 2001-02 3,550,538 2002-03 5,306,126 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: There has been no use of chartered flights, at Departmental expense, since 1997. 1 Figures relate to the former Department of Social Security and the Department for Work and Pensions from 2001. Since 1999, the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year. Copies of the lists covering the period 2 May 1997 to 31 March 2003 are available in the Library. All official travel in the Department is undertaken in accordance with the rules contained in the Cabinet Office Management Code. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the `Ministerial Code' and `Travel by Ministers'--copies of which are available in the Library.

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

123087; 413 c1344-5W;413 c1340-1W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his provision of taxis for asylum seekers for visiting friends and family; out of which budget they are paid for; what criteria are used to assess whether or not an asylum seeker might...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1019W; 134130

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Including tables and...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

19 November 2003

Answered on

19 November 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123075] Mr. Rammell: Under the terms of the Framework Document, the responsibility for the provision of ministerial cars and drivers is delegated to the Government Care Despatch Agency. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 13 November 2003, Official Report, column 397W. Expenditure in the UK under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) taxi contracts for each year since 1997 was as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Expenditure 1997-98 152, 442.64 1998-99 226,736.15 1999-2000 329,903.63 2000-01 380,830.36 2001-02 525,026.69 2002-03 499,164.22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures do not include details of any taxi journeys undertaken by staff outside the scope of the FCO's taxi contracts and for which reimbursement is made through the Department's travel claim system. Expenditure on taxis will also have been incurred by our Missions overseas. Neither of these costs are recorded separately, and it would involve disproportionate cost to identify them. The FCO purchases tickets for rail and air travel through a contract with American Express. Figures for this expenditure are immediately available for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 financial years only, and are as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Rail Air 2001-02 752,364 15,730,892 2002-03 699,569 15,269,677 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. I will write to the hon. Member with the figures for 1997-98 to 2000-01 as soon as they are provided by American Express. However, this data do not include the cost of rail or air journeys booked direct by members of staff and reimbursed through the Department's travel claim system. Direct expenditure on air travel will also have been incurred by our Missions overseas. These costs are not recorded separately, and again it would involve disproportionate cost to identify them. Details of the types of aircraft used by FCO travellers, (i.e. helicopters), are not recorded. Neither does the Department or its contractor centrally maintain information on whether FCO personnel travel by scheduled or chartered flights.

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

123075; 413 c1049-50W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he has given to local authorities to help them determine the suitability of licensed (a) taxi and (b) private hire drivers to escort vulnerable people, including children, in the absence of an enhanced check. - Will write.

Asked by

Brian Iddon (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

133945; 413 c1043W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to remove local authority powers to restrict the number of licensed cabs in a local authority area; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Eric Martlew (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

138956; 413 c917-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the cost was to his Department and its predecessor of use for official business of (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

123086; 413 c469-70W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

17 November 2003

Answered on

17 November 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123073] Mr. Hain: The Wales Office was created in July 1999. (a) I refer the hon. member to the reply which he received from Mr. N Matheson of the Government Car and Dispatch Agency (a copy of which can be found in the Libraries of the House of Commons) which addressed this issue. (b) Cost to the department of taxis _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1999-20001 310 2000-01 1,266 2001-02 2,851 2002-03 796 20032- 912 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 From July 1999 2 To date These figures exclude any amounts spent on taxis, black cabs and licensed hackney carriages outside departmental contracts and reclaimed by officials as travel and subsistence expenditure. That information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. (c) Cost to the department of trains _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1999-20001 35,239 2000-01 62,121 2001-02 84,423 2002-03 124,035 2003- 67,895 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 From July 1999 2 To date (d) and (f) The Wales Office has never used helicopters nor chartered planes. (e) Cost to the department of air line tickets _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1999-20001 105 2000-01 6,851 2001-02 5,283 2002-03 695 20032- 95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 From July 1999 2 To date

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

123073; 413 c478-9W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office;Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc figures and tables.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

13 November 2003

Answered on

13 November 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123088] Mr. Alexander: The responsibility for the provision of ministerial cars and drivers has been delegated under the terms of the Framework Document to the Government Car Despatch Agency. I asked its Chief Executive, Mr. Nick Matheson to write to the hon. Member. A copy of his letter has been placed in the Libraries of the House. The amount spent for official use of taxis in UK for financial years _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 25,535 1998-99 96,439 1999-2000 176,489 2000-01 220,720 2001-02 267,603 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The UK rail travel figures _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 89,937 1998-99 466,598 1999-2000 460,500 2000-01 407,354 2001-02 417,420 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for all forms of air travel (UK and Overseas) inclusive for the same period _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1997-98 1,061,745 1998-99 1,218,293 1999-2000 1,155,755 2000-01 1,525,834 2001-02 1,780,405 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures above for air travel do not include ministers travel costs overseas costing more than 500. Since 1999, this Government has published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing 500 or more during each financial year. The lists include details of the cost of trips involving charter and RAF flights. Copies of the lists covering the period 2 May 1997 to 31 March 2003 are available in the Libraries of the House. All official travel in my Department is undertaken strictly in accordance with the rules contained in the Cabinet Office Management Code. All Ministerial travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the `Ministerial Code' and `Travel by Ministers', copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Date

13 November 2003

Reference

123088; 413 c397-8W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - No figures. Includes ref to 13.11.2003, 413 c397-8W.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 November 2003

Reference

123072; 413 c429W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 2003

Reference

123076; 412 c569W;412 c575-6W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 2003

Reference

123077; 412 c498W;412 c506W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to offer combined ticketing for bus, rail and taxi journeys; and if he will make a statement; if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus...

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2003

Reference

412 c137-8W;412 c145-6W; 134028;134029

House

House of Commons

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Written Statement on proposals for implementing the taxi provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. (Regulations in Library Dep 03/2154)

Member

Tony McNulty (Labour)

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Written statements

Date

28 October 2003

Reference

412 c10-1WS

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

23 October 2003

Answered on

23 October 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123082] Ms Rosie Winterton: Information relating to the cost of ministerial cars and drivers has been addressed in a letter to the hon. Member from the Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency. Information relating to the cost of planes chartered for ministerial travel is the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. Information on the various elements of travel costs available from the Department's accounting system is given as follows. Figures are for financial years ending 31 March. Separate information on taxi expenditure was not kept before 2001-02. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cost £ Taxis 2001-02 312,226 2002-03 336,659 Train travel 1997-98 2,500,136 1998-99 3,622,829 1999-2000 4,825,844 2000-01 3,187,127 2001-02 4,741,888 2002-03 4,265,410 Airline tickets 1997-98 438,633 1998-99 367,992 1999-2000 454,484 2000-01 614,316 2001-02 655,581 2002-03 639,508 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There has been no expenditure on helicopters All official travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules contained in the Department's published departmental staff handbook and all ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Library.

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

123082; 411 c726-7W;411 c732W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received about the changes to the disclosure levels regarding information which the Criminal Records Bureau will be required to provide to local authorities when they check on the suitability of persons to become Hackney carriage or...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 September 2003

For answer on

20 October 2003

Answered on

20 October 2003

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the changes to the disclosure levels regarding information which the Criminal Records Bureau will be required to provide to local authorities when they check on the suitability of persons to become Hackney carriage or private hire drivers; and if he will make a statement. [129184] Paul Goggins [holding answer 11 September 2003]:: At present, all applicants for licences as taxi and private hire vehicle drivers are eligible for a Standard Disclosure. Some--principally those whose duties regularly involve being in sole charge of unaccompanied children (for example, under a school contract) or vulnerable adults--are eligible for an Enhanced Disclosure. Earlier this year, as part of a wider consultation exercise about recommendations of the Independent Review Team appointed by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary to look at the operation of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), we sought views on a proposition that the criteria for levels of Disclosure should be set by Ministers, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, on the basis of risk assessment and that it would then be the function of the CRB to ensure that the criteria were observed. An analysis of the responses received was placed in the Library on 5 June. We have since received a number of representations on this matter, instigated by the National Association of Taxi and Private Hire Licensing and Enforcement Officers. These argue that licensing authorities should determine the level of Disclosure required. This view will be taken into account in arriving at a conclusion on the matter.

Date

20 October 2003

Reference

129184; 411 c412W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry;Minister for Women

To ask the Minister for Women, what recent representations she has received on assaults committed against women by illegal mini-cab drivers; and when she will next discuss such assaults with the Secretary of State for Transport.

Asked by

Linda Perham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2003

Reference

127788; 411 c155W;411 c176W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on smoking in public places

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on smoking in public places.

Lead member

Linda Perham

Answering member

Melanie Johnson

Department

Department of Health

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

14 October 2003

Reference

411 c1-22WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

6 October 2003

Answered on

6 October 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123081] Margaret Beckett: With regard to the costs for ministerial cars and drivers, I refer to the answer given by the Cabinet Office and the letter from the Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency to the hon. Gentleman, dated 17 September 2003. The costs to the Department for taxis, train travel and airline tickets, use of helicopters and chartered planes since 8 June 2001, when Defra was formed, are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year end 31 March Train travel (£) Public transport travel (£) 2001-02 (part year) 1,487,983 636,681 2002-03 1,631,848 620,267 2003-04 (to 31 July) 688,191 201,403 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for 2001-02 and 2002-03 include travel expenses incurred as a result of foot and mouth disease. All the figures for `Travel by Public Transport' includes the use of helicopters, chartered planes, airline tickets, taxis, bus, underground and pedal cycle expenses, and can be broken down further only at disproportionate cost.

Date

6 October 2003

Reference

123081; 410 c1179W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

18 September 2003

Answered on

18 September 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost was to her Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123085] Mr. Caborn: With regard to the cost of ministerial cars and drivers and the cost of planes chartered for ministerial travel, the Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency (Mr. Nick Matheson) wrote to the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs with the information yesterday, 17 September 2003. Copies of the letter have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The following table shows Departmental expenditure on travel by (a) taxis and (b) train and air combined. An analysis of expenditure on travel by train and various modes of air travel is not recorded on the Department's accounting system and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. All official travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules contained in the Department's staff handbook and all ministerial travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Taxis Rail and Air travel 2002-031 16,109.08 518,549.28 2001-02 20,811.56 433,910.61 2000-01 26,414.81 456,909.51 1999-2000 21,685.66 421,189.86 1998-99 15,890.53 317,802.36 1997-98 12,967.23 289,035.97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Costs shown in 2002-03 are provisional pending finalisation of the Department's annual accounts.

Date

18 September 2003

Reference

123085; 410 c958W;410 c955-6W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on transport in London

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on transport in London.

Lead member

Lord Randall of Uxbridge

Answering member

Tony McNulty

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

16 September 2003

Reference

410 c175-95WH

House

House of Commons

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