Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) hotels and (b) train travel and (c) subsistence payments for No10 North staff who commute from London and the South East will be funded by the Government.

The Cabinet Office Travel and Expenses policy covers civil service staff, special advisors and non-executive board and committee members in the Cabinet Office. The cost of hotels, train travel and subsistence will be funded by the Cabinet Office for official business travel. Ordinary commuting costs are not covered.