To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether staff in (a) his Department and (b) the Central Office of Information who are entitled to travel on a business class or first class air fare on official business are permitted to travel in a cheaper class; and what (i) financial and (ii) other benefits staff are permitted to accrue from any saving. (211159)

Staff entitled to travel business or first class are permitted to travel in a cheaper class.

Staff are not permitted to accrue any financial cost or other benefits from any savings made as a result of a downgrade in the class of air fare.

As the Department meets the financial cost of official travel, any savings made would be accrued by the Department and not the travelling officer.

The Central Office of Information is not a component of the Ministry of Justice and we are therefore unable to respond on its behalf. The Central Office of Information's Chief Executive reports to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.