(a) During 2007-08, the Northern Ireland Office's (NIO) expenditure on invoiced taxi fares was £42,455. Taxi fares were also claimed by employees as reimbursable expenses but these costs can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
(b) The invoiced expenditure on taxi fares for the NIO's agencies during 2007-08 are shown in the following table:
Agency Amount (£)t Northern Ireland Prison Service 1,433 Forensic Science Northern Ireland 1,796 Youth Justice Agency 25,589 Compensation Agency 1,167 Total 29,985
Further taxi fares were claimed by employees as reimbursable expenses but these costs can be provided only at disproportionate cost.