Staff Travel Allowances

Mr. Dismore
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2006, Official Report, column 1083W, on staff travel allowances, what the total cost was of the late night transport service in relation to late sittings for (a) senior House staff and (b) in total in each of the last three years.

Nick Harvey
The total cost of providing a late night transport service in each of the last three years has been:

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|       |Cost |
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|2003-04|215.7|
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|2004-05|279.6|
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|2005-06|287.8|
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Costs attributable to senior House staff are not separately identifiable, for the reasons set out in my earlier answer.