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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for International Development: Travel (6 December 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

DFID spend on non-standard class travel in each of the last 5 years is shown in the table below.

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2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total spend on non-standard travel

£1,798,021

£1,911,160

£895,728

£618,448

£596,721

DFID policy is for employees always to use the most efficient and economic means of travel for duty visits. All journeys of up to 5 hours must be in economy/standard class. Journeys of over 5 hours must also be in economy/standard class unless there is legitimate business approval provided in advance for a higher standard of travel.

The information provided represents the travel bookings made through our contracted travel provider. Travel booked locally is not included. The non-standard travel costs may be overstated due to credits (e.g. from cancellations) having the incorrect class of travel applied.


Answered by:
Rory Stewart (Independent)
14 December 2016

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