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169831

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date	11/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 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> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 05/01/2015 14:58:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169835

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 11th November 2014 to PQ 213758. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/12/2014 15:24:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169836

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to guarantee the safety of HM embassy staff in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	218330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has a longstanding policy of not disclosing details of our security arrangements, policies, or incidents so as not to give a potential advantage to would-be attackers. We do however take security seriously, closely monitor the threats to our mission in Yemen and manage the risks through a range of mitigation measures.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/12/2014 15:23:38 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169967

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in (i) his Department, (ii) its executive agencies and (iii) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Before 2012/13 fraud data was published within the HM Treasury Fraud Report or estimated in the National Fraud Authority Annual Fraud Indicators. From 2012/13 figures on fraud and financial <strong>error </strong>have been provided to the Cabinet Office as part of the Quarterly Data Summary returns, for Central Departments, and all Arms Length Bodies who receive over £100m public funding per annum.</p><p>The reported cost of fraud and error for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Department</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Agency</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>NDPB</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>FCO Services</p></td><td><p>Wilton Park</p></td><td><p>British Council</p></td><td><p>Great Britain China Centre</p></td><td><p>Westminster Foundation for Democracy</p></td><td><p>Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>£1,405</p></td><td><p>£12</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£163</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£1,115</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£168</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£944</p></td><td><p>£15</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£21</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£3,423</p></td><td><p>£202</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£17</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£11,596</p></td><td><p>£22</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£33</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p>To note, there has been a supplier mandate fraud at the FCO this year amounting to £980k. This has been reported to Parliament and the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/12/2014 17:59:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell