To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list internal flights made by Ministers in her Department in 2002, including in each case the (a) cost, (b) departure location and (c) destination; and of these how many were (i) first class, (ii) business class and (iii) economy class [103593]

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office on 22 January 2003, Official Report, column 334W, to the hon. Member for Yeovil (David Laws). Detailed information about UK travel is not collected centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. With regard to the number of UK flights undertaken by Ministers since 2001. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) on 10 February 2003, Official Report columns 553–54W).