Government Departments: Official Visits
(asked on 5th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what advice or instructions they issue to ministers and their staff about their choice of transport when on official visits; and to what extent they are required to take into account (1) cost to the public purse, and (2) the desirability of minimising emissions, as well as time efficiency.
This question was answered on 19th June 2023
Section 10 of the Ministerial Code sets out the approach to Ministerial travel.
For Civil Servants, guidance will be issued by individual departments. To illustrate this, I have asked for a copy of the Cabinet Office's principles on departmental travel to be deposited in the House Libraries.