Departmental Christmas Mr. Philip Hammond To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much her Department and its agencies have spent on Christmas (a) cards, (b) parties and (c) decorations in each of the last five years. Jim Fitzpatrick The information requested is set out in the following table. Figures are inclusive of VAT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Christmas: |2006 |2005 |2004 |2003 |2002 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Central Department | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |2,058|1,780|2,114|2,055|859 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |1,077|1,042|801 |1— |1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Highways Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |3,750|3,050|— |3,930|1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Maritime and Coastguard Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |8,484|1,769|5,902|4,865|5,147| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |6,839|6,621|5,991|— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle and Operator Services Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |— |664 |309 |282 |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle Certification Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |— |— |— |174 |1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |2,879|2,981|3,465|1— |1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving Standards Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |2,641|3,213|1,034|2,009|1— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |— |— |— |— |— | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Government Car and Despatch Agency | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(a) |— |— |n/a |n/a |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(b) |— |— |n/a |n/a |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |(c) |1— |1— |n/a |n/a |n/a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 No data.Notes:1. Vehicle and Operator Services Agency was formed in 2003.2. Government Car and Despatch Agency became an agency of the Department in 2005| | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------