The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Gregory Barker)
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Chris Leslie)—[Official Report, 18 November 2013; Vol. 570, c. 726W]. The figures provided for 2010-11 and 2011-12 were understated and the figures for 2012-13 were overstated.
The full answer given was as follows:
Chris Leslie: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip. [175476]
Gregory Barker: Cost information is available for all years but it is not possible to establish the number of overseas trips for every year since 2010. The following table shows the data centrally held:
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14(1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Trips | n/a | n/a | 675 | 492 |
Cost (£000) | ||||
(a) Flights | 696 | 644 | 493 | 262 |
(b) Internal travel | 122 | 124 | 224 | 42 |
(c) Hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence | 35 | 30 | 344 | 107 |
Total | 853 | 798 | 1,061 | 411 |
(1)Six months |
The correct answer should have been:
Cost information is available for all years but it is not possible to establish the number of overseas trips for every year since 2010. The table below shows the data centrally held:
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 (6 month) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Trips | n/a | n/a | 675 | 492 |
Cost (£000) | ||||
(a) Flights | 696 | 644 | 493 | 262 |
(b) Internal travel | 122 | 124 | 224 | 42 |
(c) Hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence | 432 | 343 | 272 | 107 |
Total | 1,250 | 1,111 | 989 | 411 |