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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ministry of Justice: Travel (6 December 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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

The total contracted spend across the department, consisting of information covering the Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid Agency, CAFCASS, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Parole Board, Wales Office, Youth Justice Board and National Offender Management Service on non-standard fares including first class rail and first and business class air is as follows:

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 YTD

Air

£90,690.82

£98,866.20

£144,423.41

£102,677.40

£81,146.35

Rail

£175,495.19

£406,716.17

£472,742.23

£460,308.45

£492,391.94

Total

£266,186.01

£505,582.37

£617,165.64

£562,985.85

£573,538.29

There is a ban in place across the department on all first class rail and air tickets and business class air tickets for journeys under 5 hours and under 8 hours without a business need. The only exemptions to this rule are for judiciary and to support the needs of some staff with disabilities in carrying out their duties, where reasonable to do so.


Answered by:
Dr Phillip Lee (Liberal Democrat)
24 April 2017

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