Treasury Solicitors (including AGO and HMCPSI) has spent the following on travel and subsistence in each of the last five years
Year ending 31 March Treasury Solicitor’s (£) AGO (£) HMCPSI (£) Total (£000) 2005 419,841 77,068 144,746 641,655 2006 486,821 112,103 141,995 740,919 2007 416,544 143,943 166,796 727,283 2008 525,616 84,126 137,003 746,744 2009 362,159 66,825 111,311 540,295
TSol spend includes case related Travel and Subsistence which is recharged to clients on a cost recovery basis.
It is not possible to provide an analysis of this expenditure for each of the categories without the disproportionate cost threshold.
£ 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-101 Air fares — 32,539 73,160 41,058 17,400 Hotels 3,359 52,460 86,312 69,607 24,667 Rail tickets 223,100 109,418 167,860 194,930 65,352 Vehicle hire 4,075 4,268 2,713 950 667 Total 230,534 198,684 330,045 306,545 108,086 1 2009-10 figures represent April 2009-September 2009.
RCPO does not identify separately expenditure on restaurant meals.
£ Financial year (a) Car hire (b) Train travel (c) Air travel (d) Hotels (e) Restaurant meals 2005-06 37,969 101,404 216,061 142,225 4,064 2006-07 48,053 93,845 167,842 318,761 6,154 2007-08 35,905 80,247 308,282 202,592 6,372 2008-09 32,781 139,947 338,993 243,973 8,650 1 April 2009-30 September 20091 8,562 56,464 63,157 93,601 3,863 1 The last date for which figures are available.
Information is not available in comparable form for 2004-05. The figures for restaurant meals also cover working lunches and refreshments and are thus overstated: a separate breakdown is not readily available.
The Government publish, on an annual basis, the total costs of all ministerial overseas travel costing in excess of £500. The 2008-09 list was published on 16 July and can be viewed at:
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/propriety_and_ethics/ministers/travel_gifts.aspx.