Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.

This question on ministerial travel can only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.

However, the Government publishes data on ministerial overseas travel on a quarterly basis in arrears on GOV.UK. Information on costs on overseas travel from July to September 2019 is expected to be published in December 2019.

Ministers must ensure that they always make efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements, and normal practice is for Ministers to travel by standard class.