Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel
(asked on 30th September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is by definition a global organisation which uses travel as an essential part of its role.
The table below details the FCO's expenditure for financial years 2017/18, and 2018/19 on ministerial travel by First class rail; Second class rail; Business class air travel; Premium Economy class air travel; Economy class air travel; and a total of these five sums.
The figures represent travel booked through the Government's nominated travel agency.
Financial Year | First Class Rail Travel | Standard Class Rail Travel | First Class Air Travel | Business Class Air Travel | Premium Economy Air Travel | Economy Air Travel | Total |
2017/18 | £0.00 | £324.40 | -£2,916.27 | £752,078.99 | £39,535.85 | £87,474.29 | £876,497.26 |
2018/19 | £230.00 | £87.30 | £2084.00 | £827,716.94 | £46,250.87 | £116,323.74 | £992,692.85 |