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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what controls are in place to ensure that drivers working for (a) Addison Lee and (b) other minicab companies receive the national minimum wage.

Asked by

Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2012

Reference

106210; 543 c1405W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if her Department will review and terminate any contracts with any private hire company whose drivers have been instructed to breach road traffic regulations.

Asked by

Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2012

Reference

106206; 543 c1285W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

101416; 543 c746W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2012

Reference

101417; 543 c608W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract in each of the last three years.

Asked by

Diane Abbott (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2012

Reference

102385; 543 c428-9W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his private ministerial office has spent on taxi hire in the last 12 months.

Asked by

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 April 2012

Reference

101532; 543 c329W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 April 2012

Reference

101420; 543 c329W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 March 2012

For answer on

21 March 2012

Answered on

16 April 2012

The Department has taken robust action to reduce business travel expenditure which has resulted in an overall reduction of circa 60% since 2009-10 and the Department continues to seek to drive down costs on travel to deliver value for money for the taxpayer.In line with the Government's austerity agenda, the Department for Work and Pensions has taken vigorous action to enhance business travel policy. The DWP's business travel policy actively discourages travel, unless the alternatives have been examined and exhausted and where travel is deemed appropriate, encourages the use of the most cost-effective modes of transport.Expenditure by the Department on taxis needs to be seen in the context of a Department employing approximately 100,000 people across the whole of the UK, based at over 900 sites.An estimated 40% of the expenditure on taxis is incurred to enable disabled members of staff to travel to and from work. This expenditure represents payment by the Department of costs which, in the case of other employers, could be claimed for under the 'Access to Work' scheme which Government Departments voluntarily forego.As set out in the Ministerial Code, Ministers must ensure that they always make efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements.

	Ministers	Civil servants
August 2009 to January 2010	£0.00	£983,313.20
August 2010 to January 2011	£1,199.44	£633,576.56
Change from 2009 to 2010	n/a	-36%
August 2011 to January 2012	£502.02	£604,255.94
Change from 2010 to 2011	-58%	-5%
Note:
Since May 2010 the Department has reduced its number of ministerial cars from six to one resulting in £492,000 in savings from May 2010 to April 2011 against the same period the previous year.

Date

16 April 2012

Reference

101419; 543 c263-4W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 April 2012

Reference

101410; 543 c60-1W

House

House of Commons

Departmental Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much his Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012;

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Justice

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 March 2012

For answer on

21 March 2012

Answered on

27 March 2012

The Department spent £460.29 on taxis for Ministers between August 2011 and January 2012. No central records are available for expenditure on taxis for civil servants.The Department's policy on travel by taxi (or use of the Government car service) is that it is not an entitlement and, where possible, journeys should be made by public transport. Taxi fares may be reimbursed only where there is no other suitable form of public transport, or where heavy luggage has to be transported, or where the saving in officials' time is important. Where necessary, a standing arrangement may be made, say, for the conveyance of a large number of files from a court office to a separate court building.The use of pot plants in the Department's buildings is very minimal. It is likely that some courts and prison buildings have pot plants in the reception area to give a welcoming atmosphere to visitors. For the Department's HQ estate, the expenditure on plants for this financial year is £14,000. The Department regularly reviews its policy on the use of pot plants to maximise value for money.Our accounting systems do not record expenditure in sufficient details to allow us to extract cost of cut flowers and pot plants from other miscellaneous expenditure.The Department does not hold central records for expenditure on complimentary refreshments for staff and visitors separately. However, the following restrictions apply to all staff:"No lunches, tea or coffees can be ordered for any internal meeting (i.e. a meeting between MOJ staff). Water and jugs are freely available in most of our offices.""For all external meetings (i.e. a meeting between MOJ staff and external stakeholders), lunch, tea and coffee purchases require director-level sign-off and are only allowed in exceptional circumstances."To provide information on Departmental expenditure on taxis for civil servants, cut flowers, pot plants and complimentary refreshments for staff and visitors would involve disproportionate cost.

Date

27 March 2012

Reference

101414; 542 c1072-3W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 March 2012

Reference

101411; 542 c1131W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 March 2012

Reference

101407; 542 c1056W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on taxis for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants between August 2011 and January 2012.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 March 2012

Reference

101418; 542 c1027W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

101415; 542 c922W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

101408; 542 c975W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

101413; 542 c994W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 March 2012

For answer on

21 March 2012

Answered on

26 March 2012

Procurement activity overseas is devolved to our network of over 260 posts across 170 countries. Information on taxi use by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff overseas is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We can therefore only provide information for travel in the UK.FCO Ministers have not used private hire or taxis on official business between August 2011 and January 2012, and this has been the case since May 2010. The only exception was one occasion when a Minister took a taxi on a visit to Cambridge in January 2012 at a cost of £19.50. During this period, transport has been provided through FCO Services or the Government Car Service. Section 10 of the Ministerial Code provides guidance on travel for Ministers and makes clear that Ministers must ensure that they always make efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements.The FCO currently uses two contracts in the UK with private hire companies: Addison Lee, covering the London area and Raffles Taxis covering the Milton Keynes area. The spend for these suppliers between August 2011 and January 2012, for both FCO and FCO Services, was £151,990.60.Like all Government Departments, the FCO ensures we use taxpayer's money very carefully to help reduce the overall costs of Government. Staff therefore are only allowed to use taxis in exceptional circumstances, when public transport is not available, or when their line manager agrees that taking a taxi will help keep a staff member safe during unsocial hours. As well as approver checks, expense claims will be subject to retrospective audit checks.FCO services is the trading arm of the FCO and as such is not tax payer funded. There is no public transport between the FCO Services site and the nearest station and so taxis are used to make sure staff are safe.

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

101412; 542 c979W

House

House of Commons

Taxis

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

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 2012

Reference

101409; 542 c924W

House

House of Commons

House of Lords: Peers' Car Park

Lords debate on motion to resolve that the arrangements in respect of access to Peers' car park be restored to those in force before 3 January 2012. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member

Lord Barnett

Answering member

Lord Brabazon of Tara

Department

Chairman of Committees (HL)

Type

Debates

Date

15 March 2012

Reference

736 c393-401

House

House of Lords

House of Lords: Peers' Car Park

To move to resolve that the arrangements in respect of access to Peers' car park be restored to those in force before 3 January 2012.

Member

Lord Barnett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

15 March 2012

Reference

736 c393

House

House of Lords

	£
April 2009 to March 2010	9,145.82
April 2010 to March 2011	25,467.52
April 2011 to February 2012 (11 months)	4,648.04

£
	Financial year 2009-10	Financial year 2010-11	Half-year August 2011 to January 2012
Department for Transport (Central)	121,815	84,740	38,292
Driving Standards Agency	15,859	12,986	5,142
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	38,018	26,398	13,200
Government Car and Despatch Agency	0	0	0
Highways Agency	0	45,384	20,478
Vehicle Certification Agency	1,558	9,603	2,927

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