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<p>The DWP’s business travel policy expects other alternatives to have been examined
and exhausted. Where travel is deemed appropriate it requires the use of the most
cost effective mode of transport.</p><p> </p><p>In the last four years the Department
has spent the following on First Class Rail, Business Class Air and Taxis. This is
also shown as a percentage of overall travel costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Method
of Travel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1st
Class Rail</p></td><td><p>£13,958</p></td><td><p>£11,563</p></td><td><p>£7,505</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business
Class Air</p></td><td><p>£127,859</p></td><td><p>£100,706</p></td><td><p>£76,862</p></td><td><p>£27,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxi</p></td><td><p>£1,333,782</p></td><td><p>£1,373,371</p></td><td><p>£1,284,359</p></td><td><p>£1,237,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,475,599</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,485,640</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,368,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,265,076</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage
of Total Travel Costs</p></td><td><p>3.57%</p></td><td><p>3.48%</p></td><td><p>2.90%</p></td><td><p>2.83%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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