London Airport

Mike Penning
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times his Department hired VIP facilities at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Luton and (d) Stansted airports in each month since May 2006; and what the expenditure on VIP facilities at each was in each of those months.

Maria Eagle
VIP facilities are usually booked through BAA Business Support Centre Ltd. The bookings through this supplier since May 2006 are as follows:

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|Year/month  |Number of hires|Cost inc. VAT (£)|
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|2006        |               |                 |
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|May         |0              |—                |
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|June        |3              |808.88           |
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|July        |0              |—                |
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|August      |2              |539.25           |
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|September   |4              |1,617.76         |
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|October     |2              |539.25           |
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|November    |1              |269.63           |
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|December    |0              |—                |
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|2007        |               |                 |
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|January     |2              |539.25           |
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|February-May|0              |—                |
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|June        |1              |488.80           |
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|July-August |0              |—                |
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|September   |1              |269.63           |
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|October     |0              |—                |
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|November    |1              |269.63           |
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|December    |0              |—                |
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|2008        |               |                 |
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|January     |0              |—                |
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|February    |2              |539.25           |
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|March-April |0              |—                |
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|Totals      |19             |5,881.33         |
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VIP facilities at BAA Gatwick, BAA Stansted, and Luton airport were not hired during this period.