To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from his Department took in an official capacity in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse such flights were taken. (300535)

This information cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.

All travel by civil servants at the Department for International Development (DFID) is undertaken in accordance with the guidelines set out in the “Civil Service Management Code” and staff handbooks.