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<p /> <p>Expenditure should be viewed in the context of the size of the DWP workforce.
The Department is a geographically-dispersed organisation employing around 90,000
staff across some 870 sites, delivering services directly to around 22 million customers.
The table below shows the expenditure on taxis, 1<sup>st</sup> class rail and business
class air travel for the years in question.</p><p> </p><p>The average spend per head
on a taxi for 2013-14 was in the region of £1.67. Expenditure on taxis includes journeys
to enable disabled members of staff to travel to and from work and respresents contractual
spend and it does not include taxis claimed through expenses, as this could only be
provided at disproportionate costs to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP introduced
a restriction stopping staff travelling 1<sup>st</sup> class rail in 2011. Only DWP
staff with disabilities are permitted to travel using 1<sup>st</sup> class rail, if
there are no suitable standard class facilities available.</p><p> </p><p>The current
DWP air travel policy only permits staff to book business class air tickets for single
journeys greater than 2.5 hours in duration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial
Years (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Taxis (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st
Class Rail (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Business Class Air (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p>0.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0.26</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>0.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>0.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.29</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.16</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>*Data is not available for taxi travel before 2010.</p>
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