To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the total cost for himself and other departmental Ministers for each year since 1991–92, including the current year of (a) overseas travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers and their advisers, (b) car and chauffeuring costs of Ministers, (c) ministerial security costs and (d) domestic travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers. [6400]

The estimated cost for myself and my departmental Ministers for the current year and for 1993–94 and 1994–95 are as follows:

	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96
Overseas travel/accommodation	38,892	40,441	70,000
Car and chauffeuring costs	228,424	228,424	232,669
Domestic travel/accommodation	29,524	41,000	56,000

The figures for car and chauffeuring costs are inclusive of value added tax.Ministerial security costs, which include the cost of chauffeuring myself, are not collected in the format requested. Part is included in the running cost expenditure of my Department which is published in the annual report, annexe 3, and part is covered by the Metropolitan police.Figures for 1991–92 and 1992–93 can be made available only at disproportionate cost.