PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Travel (11 December 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Lucy Powell (Labour)
Asked by:
Lucy Powell (Labour)
Answer
Because of the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010, and subsequent re-configuration of the Northern Ireland Office, my Department does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010; attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.
My Department has spent the following amounts on taxis, first class train travel and business class air travel:
(a) Taxis
| 2010-11 | £16,262.00 |
2011-12 | £26,811.00 |
| 2012-13 | £10,503.00 |
2013-14 | £6017.00 |
(b) First Class Rail Travel
2010-11 | £311.00 |
2011-12 | £1,729.00 |
2012-13 | £770.00 |
2013-14 | £72.00 |
(c) Business Class Air Travel
2010-11 | £65,825.00 |
2011-12 | £44,898.00 |
2012-13 | £29,092.00 |
2013-14 | £33,088.00 |
Answered by:
Dr Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
18 December 2014
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