The tables shows how much each RDA spent on travel agency services, travel within the UK and overseas travel in each of the last five years.
£000 RDAs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 AWM 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 EEDA2 — — — — — EMDA3 — — — — — LDA4 — — — — — NWDA5 — — — — — ONE6 — 0 0 0 0 SEEDA7 — — — — — SWRDA8 0 0 0 0 0.5 YF 4 5 4 4 4 1 In some cases, agency costs are not separately identifiable from the ticket cost. 2 EEDA books the majority of travel services directly. 3 It is not possible to identify the amount charged for Travel Agency services, as costs are included in the cost of the ticket. 4 LDA adopted new recording systems in 2004-05. Figures before 2004-05 are not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. 5 Travel costs and booking fees are not involved or identified separately within the accounting records. 6 Prior to 2004, travel was outsourced to an external supplier. It is not possible to identify any fees within the cost of tickets. 7 SEEDA does not use a Travel Agency services. 8 £500 in 2006-07 is a business direct annual fee for rail travel.
£000 RDAs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 AWM 147 182 193 144 128 EEDA 104 75 112 90 101 EMDA 30 43 59 68 95 LDA2 — 1 19 11 6 NWDA 140 174 190 154 208 ONE2 292 46 161 199 241 SEEDA 168 306 177 253.5 301 SWRDA 18 71 63 95 151 YF 77 127 116 149 207 1 Figures refer to travel booked through travel agents. In some cases, it is not possible to separate subsistence/hotel costs from the travel costs (e.g. rail and air travel). 2 Records for 2002-03 show that total annual spend (UK travel and overseas) was £292,000. This figure cannot be separated.
£000 RDAs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 AWM 37 48 39 60 71 EEDA 50 9 10 38 22 EMDA 72 121 63 59 76 LDA2 — 23 44 78 29 NWDA 15 28 49 28 25 ONE3 — 155 193 187 180 SEEDA 125 184.5 177.5 302 284 SWRDA4 17 32 13 17 37 YF 76 115 114 74 71 1 Figures refer to travel booked through travel agents. In some cases, it is not possible to separate subsistence/hotel costs from the travel costs (e.g. rail and air travel). 2 2002-03 figures are not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. 3 Records for 2002-03 show that total annual spend (UK travel and overseas) was £292,000. This figure cannot be separated. 4 From 2003-04, includes subsistence costs due to changes in the recording procedures.