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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2016-06-07
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 214853, on travel, whether his Department has produced an updated National Transport Model estimate of future (a) annual trips by mode per person and (b) average length of trips by mode. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Nottingham South more like this
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Lilian Greenwood more like this
star this property uin 39847 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-06-13more like thismore than 2016-06-13
star this property answer text <p>The Department last published forecasts of road traffic in 2015 <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-traffic-forecasts-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-traffic-forecasts-2015</a>. Estimates of future trips by mode in the format set out in UIN 214853 were not in this publication but are set out below for one of our five forecast scenarios (scenario 1)</p><p> </p><p>Average Trips per person annually by mode (GB, RTF15 Scenario 1)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Annual trips</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Walk</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cycle</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Car Driver</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Car Passenger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rail</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>307.0</p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td><td><p>453.4</p></td><td><p>228.1</p></td><td><p>84.9</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>1,119.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>302.3</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td><td><p>468.3</p></td><td><p>223.7</p></td><td><p>79.3</p></td><td><p>23.9</p></td><td><p>1,118.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p>298.2</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td><td><p>483.1</p></td><td><p>219.5</p></td><td><p>73.3</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td><td><p>1,117.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td><td><p>296.1</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>488.2</p></td><td><p>216.4</p></td><td><p>71.5</p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td><td><p>1,115.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2035</strong></p></td><td><p>291.7</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>497.0</p></td><td><p>215.0</p></td><td><p>67.0</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>1,114.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2040</strong></p></td><td><p>290.4</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>503.9</p></td><td><p>213.8</p></td><td><p>64.8</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td><td><p>1,117.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Average length of trips by mode (GB, RTF15 Scenario 1)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>miles </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Walk</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cycle</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Car Driver</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Car Passenger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bus</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Rail</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>9.0</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>9.1</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2030</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>8.1</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2035</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2040</strong></p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>10.1</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td><td><p>24.7</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes on the tables:</p><ul><li>These are for personal trips based on main mode of travel. The National Transport Model (NTM) does not produce mode information for different stages of the same trip.</li><li>These estimates are based on scenario 1 in the Road Traffic Forecasts 2015 (see <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-traffic-forecasts-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-traffic-forecasts-2015</a>).</li><li>Figures are for Great Britain and so cannot be directly compared to published National Travel Survey statistics on average trips and trip lengths by mode, which are for England only.</li><li>The estimated number of walking trips is higher than latest National Travel Survey statistics. This is due to the estimates being based on older NTS data when walking trips were at a higher level. Forecasts for car travel are calibrated to actual traffic statistics so are not considered to be affected by this variance.</li><li>The forecasts do not account for the Departments Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, which was still in development when these forecasts were estimated.</li><li>There were five scenarios published in RTF15. Scenario 1 has been presented here for consistency with the methodology used in the answer to UIN 214853. The other scenarios are based on alternative forecasting assumptions and will produce different forecast numbers of trips.</li><li>The NTM road traffic forecasts are based on our understanding of the way people make travel choices, the expected path of the key drivers and travel behaviour at the time the forecast is made and assume no change in government policy beyond that already announced.</li><li>Estimates of future trips and trip lengths by modes other than car travel are calculated solely for the purpose of forecasting traffic, and are not used as forecasts by the Department for policy or appraisal purposes.</li><li>The NTM is not the Department’s primary forecasting tool for rail. The forecasts will not match with rail forecasts the Department has published elsewhere.</li><li>The National Transport Model is being updated to incorporate latest data on travel behaviour, including on mode of travel and distances travelled.</li></ul>
star this property answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrew Jones more like this
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less than 2016-06-13T12:37:53.557Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-13T12:37:53.557Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrew Jones more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood more like this
228546
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-03-19more like thismore than 2015-03-19
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
star this property house id 1 remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) cancelled and (b) missed transport in each year since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bristol East more like this
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Kerry McCarthy more like this
star this property uin 228401 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-03-24more like thismore than 2015-03-24
star this property answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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less than 2015-03-24T17:25:29.01Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-24T17:25:29.01Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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1491
star this property label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy more like this
169751
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218484 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-19more like thismore than 2015-01-19
star this property answer text <p>There are two publications which are published as part of the Government’s commitment to Transparency which contain information on travel and subsistence for Senior Officials and Ministers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These can be found on the Gov.uk website following the links below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2015-01-19T17:45:57.823Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-19T17:45:57.823Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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4263
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169802
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218471 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-06more like thismore than 2015-01-06
star this property answer text <p>Ministry of Defence expenditure on taxis, first class train tickets and business class air travel in each of the past five years has been as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p><p><strong>2009-10 </strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p><p><strong>(£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Taxis</p><p>Note (1)</p></td><td><p>£1,082,769</p></td><td><p>£786,094</p></td><td><p>£695,565</p></td><td><p>£693,598</p></td><td><p>£705,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) First Class Rail Tickets</p><p>Note (2)</p></td><td><p>£5,613,977</p></td><td><p>£228,714</p></td><td><p>£89,860</p></td><td><p>£49,094</p></td><td><p>£70,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Business Class Air Travel</p><p>Note (3)</p></td><td><p>£14,164,557</p></td><td><p>£7,402,445</p></td><td><p>£8,471,983</p></td><td><p>£7,373,300</p></td><td><p>£7,899,821</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) This expenditure represents the reimbursement of taxi fares to Service personnel. Expenditure on taxi fares by civilian staff is not recorded discretely, but is subsumed in a public transport audit and reporting category that also includes expenditure on bus and underground travel. MOD may use a taxi for official duty when there is a business benefit to the Department or when it saves money. A taxi is typically used where no other suitable form of public transport is available or where heavy baggage or equipment has to be carried.</p><p>(2) First-class rail travel is currently authorised only exceptionally (for example, for medical reasons or for solo-occupancy sleeper travel)</p><p>(3) Overseas travel in other than economy class is permitted only where both the flight duration is over 4 hours and there is a business case to demonstrate that the circumstances warrant it (for example, where significant business has to be done on arrival following an overnight flight).</p><p>We are, under our transformational programmes, encouraging and facilitating the adoption of working practices that minimise the need to travel (such as audio and video conferencing). Those staff who need to travel must do so in a way that is the most economical in both cost and official time.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
star this property answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
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less than 2015-01-06T17:12:32.27Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-06T17:12:32.27Z
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3938
star this property label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
star this property answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
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3938
star this property label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
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4263
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169810
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
star this property house id 1 remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218472 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
star this property answer text <p>The amounts spent on the various categories in question are tabled below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Travel type</p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015 <strong><em>*<sup>1</sup></em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxis</p></td><td><p>£52,816</p></td><td><p>£70,272</p></td><td><p>£63,019</p></td><td><p>£26,004</p></td><td><p>£16,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First class train tickets</p></td><td><p><strong><em>*<sup>2</sup></em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>*<sup>2</sup></em></strong></p></td><td><p>£52,842</p></td><td><p>£67,841</p></td><td><p>£55,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business class air travel</p></td><td><p>£5,556</p></td><td><p>£17,743</p></td><td><p>£13,365</p></td><td><p>£16,658</p></td><td><p>£26,793</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We always strive to keep costs as low as possible and get the best out of available funds.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>*<sup>1</sup></em></strong><em> from 1 April 2014 to 30 November 2014</em></p><p><strong><em>*<sup>2</sup></em></strong> <em>Rail data for 2010-11 and 2011-12 did not give sufficient and consistent granularity to provide information for class of travel. A different supplier was used to do that in 2012 onwards. </em></p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb more like this
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less than 2014-12-17T16:44:12.763Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T16:44:12.763Z
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star this property label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
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4263
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169814
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept id 63 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218473 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
star this property answer text <p>The expenditure is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>2010-11</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011-12</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012-13</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2013-14</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2014-15 </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>(first 6 months)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>£(k)</p></td><td><p>£(k)</p></td><td><p>£(k)</p></td><td><p>£(k)</p></td><td><p>£(k)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Taxis</em></strong></p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>First class train tickets</em></strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Business class air travel</em></strong></p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hastings and Rye more like this
star this property answering member printed Amber Rudd more like this
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less than 2014-12-17T16:02:16.243Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T16:02:16.243Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amber Rudd more like this
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4263
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169825
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218474 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
star this property answer text <p>The table below sets out information for the Core Department in respect of financial years 2009-10 to 2013-14 (the last complete year for which audited information is available).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The system the Department had in place for booking rail and air travel in the period prior to May 2012 did not provide management information on the class of travel. Information on first class train tickets and business class air travel up to and including April 2012 is therefore not held by the Department, and the figures for 2012-13 in this table reflect eleven rather than twelve months’ expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some journeys use different classes of ticket for different legs of the journey. These are known as mixed tickets and have been excluded from these figures as it is not possible to identify the element relating to business class travel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) Taxis</strong></p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) First Class Train Tickets</strong></p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(c) Business Class Air Travel</strong></p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
star this property answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
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less than 2014-12-17T17:04:05.157Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T17:04:05.157Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
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4263
star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169831
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 16 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218475 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
star this property answer text <p>The following table details spend on Taxis, First Class rail and Business Class air travel. Spend on First Class rail and Business Class air travel is through our contract with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel management company, Hogg Robinson Group plc. <br><br>Travel tickets booked directly by members of staff could only be collated at disproportionate cost. <br><br>2010/11: Taxis: £318,689; First Class Train: £38,081; Business Class Air: £4,785,512 <br>2011/12: Taxis: £329,042; First Class Train: £24,455; Business Class Air: £5,167,379 <br>2012/13: Taxis: £348,733; First Class Train: £19,724; Business Class Air: £6,103,300 <br>2013/14: Taxis: £403,856; First Class Train: £1,590; Business Class Air: £5,421,348 <br>2014- October ’14: Taxis: £135,174; First Class Train: £313; Business Class Air: £2,952,555 <br><br>FCO Policy is that public transport should be used whenever possible. <br><br>Like all Government Departments, the FCO ensures we use taxpayers' money very carefully to help reduce the overall costs of Government. Staff are therefore 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. In addition to approver checks, expense claims are subject to retrospective audit checks. <br><br>FCO staff travelling by air are required to book the lowest fare possible, subject to budget holder approval Business class travel may be used when it is the more cost-effective option, if staff are required to work immediately upon arrival or on medical grounds. <br><br>All FCO staff are directed to use standard class for rail travel unless there are exceptional circumstances e.g. illness, disability or where first class facilities are essential for working while travelling. In these exceptional circumstances, prior line management approval must be given.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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less than 2015-01-05T14:58:56.177Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T14:58:56.177Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
169862
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218477 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-12-18more like thismore than 2014-12-18
star this property answer text <p>The Department’s travel and expenses policy clearly states that taxis are an expensive form of publicly available transport and should only be considered if their use is cost effective and delivers a business benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Taxis must not be used for journeys of more than five miles unless no other form of public transport is available. Only exceptionally should taxis be used for journeys between the Department’s London offices, or in Leeds when the Leeds Shuttle Bus is unavailable.</p><p> </p><p>The combined total amount spent on taxi travel by all calendar years was £877,542 between 2009 and December 2014 and the total expenditure is comprised of management information through I-Expenses and Business Management System (BMS) as noted from the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>The following table is as taken from I-Expenses:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Taxi Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£138,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£122,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£87,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£73,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£54,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£44,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£519,522</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following information has been drawn from the Department’s Business Management System (BMS). BMS is a centralised database which was introduced in July 2008. It allows the Department to collect detail on the categorisation, purpose and value of orders and purchases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Taxi Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£298,286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£31,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£5,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£7,841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£9,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£5,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£358,020</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s travel policy states that all rail travel must be standard class regardless of grade unless there is a clear business need to travel first class. First class rail tickets will require senior civil servant approval.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total amount spent on first class travel by calendar year was £5,570,735 between 2009 and up to December 2014 as noted in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£3,139,973<strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£1,967,616</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£264,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£95,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£58,067</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£44,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£5,570,735</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For comparison, equivalent spend on first class trains from 2005 to 2008 was:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>£2,935,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>£3,425,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>£3,450,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>£4,469,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£14,280,490</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department books the following classes of flights; economy, premium economy, and business class. Economy class is the default booking and an approved business case is required to book business class. If a flight is upgraded free of charge to business class, a business case is not required, although the management information will record a business class flight was taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total amount spent on business class flights by calendar year was £1,090,466 between 2009 and December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£552,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£217,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£161,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£98,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£38,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£22,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£1,090,466</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For comparison, equivalent spend on business class flights from 2005 to 2008 was:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>£636,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>£483,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>£491,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>£596,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£2,208,605</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
star this property answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
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less than 2014-12-18T17:17:03.037Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-18T17:17:03.037Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-12-11more like thismore than 2014-12-11
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Travel remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
star this property uin 218478 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-02-12more like thismore than 2015-02-12
star this property answer text <p>The Home Office is performing well in reducing spending while protecting and improving our services. Against an 09/10 baseline, Government has saved £1.4billion through centralising arrangements for common goods and services. <br><br>Since 2009/10 we hve reduced the use of taxis by over 30% and we have cut spending on first class rail travel by 92% since 2010/11. Between 2006-2010 and 2010-2014, we have cut spending on taxis by £1.4m, on first-class rail by £3m, and all air travel by £4m.<br><br>The spend for taxis, first class train tickets and business class air travel in the last five years are as follows. <br><br>Taxis*<br>2009-2010 £768,623.66<br>2010-2011 £531,192.09<br>2011-2012 £318,944.83<br>2012-2013 £534,167.57<br>2013-2014 £529,919.39<br><br><br>First Class Train Tickets**<br>2010-2011 £203,884.12<br>2011-2012 £26,051.22<br>2012-2013 £23,232.63<br>2013-2014 £22,934.14<br><br><br>Business Class Air Travel***<br>2010-2011 £678,187.04<br>2011-2012 £861,537.43<br>2012-2013 £667,298.69<br>2013-2014 £1,010,037.59<br><br>It is not possible to separately identify the cost of first class train tickets and business class air travel in 2009/2010.</p><p />
star this property answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands more like this
star this property answering member printed Karen Bradley more like this
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less than 2015-02-12T18:38:48.423Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-12T18:38:48.423Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this