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1521232

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date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Capital Investment: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what impact assessments the Government has undertaken on potential impact of free enterprise zones on the local environment in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Investment Zones will not be imposed on places, rather we want local leaders to work with local and wider stakeholders to deliver proposals that are right for them. The recently closed EOI process required places to have the support of the Local Planning Authority. Without this, sites would not be taken forward.</p><p>DLUHC is currently assessing all sites received and will have further detail once this has been completed.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 61742 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:06:22 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521319

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>Based on our central contracts spend in the years requested is below:</p><p>2020 - £34,008.20</p><p>2021 - £44,083.40</p><p>2022 (until September) - £31,541.35</p><p>It is not possible to separate spend by ministers and civil servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/10/2022 11:01:37 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521320

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>HMT has spent the below totals on first class travel for (a) ministers &amp; (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 &amp; (iii) 2022. The figures below only contains first class travel booked through our travel booking portal.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(a) Ministers</p></td><td><p>(b) Civil Servants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i) 2020</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii) 2021</p></td><td><p>£295</p></td><td><p>£6,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii) 2022 (Jan-Sep)</p></td><td><p>£106</p></td><td><p>£3,834</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 21/10/2022 15:09:20 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521321

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Nothing has been spent on first class train travel in a) 2020, b) 2021 and c) 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 25/10/2022 12:27:20 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521322

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s policy is that staff should always seek to book standard class rail travel for Ministers and Civil Servants, and only by exception should first class rail travel be permitted. Expenditure on first class train travel was as shown in the following table. For 2022, the amounts shown are to the end of August only.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>First Class Train travel</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Ministers</p></td><td><p>£5,168</p></td><td><p>£3,923</p></td><td><p>£3,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Civil Servants</p></td><td><p>£627</p></td><td><p>£3,452</p></td><td><p>£2,694</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 21/10/2022 14:07:24 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521323

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spent the following on first class train travel during the requested periods.</p><p><strong>April 2020 and March 2021</strong></p><p>Ministerial spend - £192.40</p><p>Civil Servant spend - £66.70</p><p> </p><p><strong>April 2021 - March 2022</strong></p><p>Ministerial spend - £1,054.90</p><p>Civil Servant spend - £1,181.40</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>April 2022 - present</strong></p><p>Ministerial spend - £593.90</p><p>Civil Servant spend - £492.50</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/10/2022 12:28:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521324

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is not able to separate data for ministers and civil servants. Therefore, this data covers all Department and Departmental Arm’s Length Bodies colleagues.</p><p>The Department spent the following on first class rail travel:</p><ul><li>2020 – £34,070.90</li><li>2021 – £13,344.25</li><li>2022 – £29,562.90.</li></ul><p>First class travel can be booked in exceptional circumstances if one or more of the following applies:</p><ul><li>where disability or reasons mean that suitable facilities in standard class would not otherwise be secured</li><li>where there are good grounds for security concerns. For example, significant risk of unwarranted attention from the press or the public</li><li>when travelling with a Minister who is travelling first class, to carry out Government business in relative privacy</li><li>where the overall cost of the first class ticket is less than the overall cheapest ticket for standard class. If applicable, evidence of the relevant price comparisons, such as a screen shot from the booking page, must be kept for audit purposes.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 25/10/2022 13:21:11 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521325

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The tables below set out the expenditure on first class train travel in each of the given years.</p><p><strong>(a) Ministers</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Journeys</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>£564</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>£285</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 to date</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>(b) Civil Servants</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Journeys</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>£1,550</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>£2,066</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 to date</p></td><td><p>£3,345</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The department's travel and subsistence policy permits first class travel in a very limited number of circumstances, such as accompanying a Minister or due to a disability. Such travel requires a strong business justification and prior approval by a senior civil servant.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/10/2022 14:39:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521326

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) spend for first class train travel for ministers and civil servants is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Ministers</p><p> </p><p>2020- Nil</p><p> </p><p>2021 - £754.20</p><p> </p><p>2022 - £169.20</p><p> </p><p>Civil Servants</p><p> </p><p>2020 - £318.10</p><p> </p><p>2021 - £600.55</p><p> </p><p>2022 - £496.15</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed Sir James Duddridge question first answered 19/10/2022 15:21:46 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521327

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>There are important official reasons for ministers and civil servants to travel across the country. Reflecting this department’s responsibilities for local government, housing, planning, and communities across England, and our wider responsibilities across the whole of the United Kingdom, our work inevitably involves staff travelling to different parts of the country.</p><p>Further to a written answer given by this department in 2015, in 2009-10 this department spent over £216,000 on first class rail travel.</p><p>A yearly breakdown of first class train travel spend is below. There will be business cases for such travel, including on occasion security, but we have significantly reduced costs compared to the last Labour Government. For example the 2022 level was well below 10% of the 2009-10 level in cash terms.</p><p>2020 - Civil Servants £9,735</p><p>2020 - Ministers £1,135</p><p>2021 - Civil Servants £4,731</p><p>2021 - Ministers £1,132</p><p>2022 - Civil Servants £12,135</p><p>2022 - Ministers £3,119</p><p> </p><p>Figures are likely reduced in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Since 2010, the Department has taken on responsibility for residual functions of the Government Offices for the Regions, and other agencies. As these business functions relate to work in areas outside London, this may have increased the business need for travel. Overall, we have still managed to reduce travel costs through better procurement and tighter management controls on costs, and reduced overall costs through closing unnecessary public bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/11/2022 14:16:06 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett