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Departmental Taxis

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what expenditure his Department incurred on taxis in each of the last two years. (278229)

The Department for Transport (central) and three of its agencies, Driving Standards Agency, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Vehicle Certification Agency spent the amounts in the following table on taxis in the last two years.

£

2007-08

2008-09

DfT(c)

143,796

137,968

DSA

20,556

26,686

DVLA

47,196

52,041

VCA

2,078

3,562

The Department's other four agencies, Government Car and Despatch Agency, Highways Agency, Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Vehicle Operator Services Agency do not record taxi fares separately from other travel costs and could provide the information only at disproportionate cost.