Departmental Expenditure

Mrs. Spelman
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department has spent on external speechwriters in each year since 2002, broken down by the company used.

Angela E. Smith
The Department for Communities and Local Government has not spent any money on external speechwriters.

Mrs. Spelman
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much her Department spent on taxis in the most recent year for which figures are available;

(2) how much the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister spent on taxi fares in 2005-06.

Angela E. Smith
In 2005-06, the most recent year for which figures are available, the Department of Communities and Local Government spent £148,080 on taxi fares.