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Departmental Christmas

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much her Department and its agencies have spent on Christmas (a) cards, (b) parties and (c) decorations in each of the last five years. (171446)

The information requested is set out in the following table. Figures are inclusive of VAT.

£

Christmas:

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Central Department

(a)

2,058

1,780

2,114

2,055

859

(b)

(c)

1,077

1,042

801

1

1

Highways Agency

(a)

3,750

3,050

3,930

1

(b)

(c)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

(a)

8,484

1,769

5,902

4,865

5,147

(b)

6,839

6,621

5,991

(c)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

(a)

664

309

282

n/a

(b)

n/a

(c)

n/a

Vehicle Certification Agency

(a)

174

1

(b)

1

(c)

1

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

(a)

2,879

2,981

3,465

1

1

(b)

(c)

Driving Standards Agency

(a)

2,641

3,213

1,034

2,009

1

(b)

(c)

Government Car and Despatch Agency

(a)

n/a

n/a

n/a

(b)

n/a

n/a

n/a

(c)

1

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

1 No data.

Notes:

1. Vehicle and Operator Services Agency was formed in 2003.

2. Government Car and Despatch Agency became an agency of the Department in 2005