Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each quarter since his Department was established.

Taxis are booked in line with the Department’s expenses policy and are claimed via a manual expenses process. This information is not distinguishable within the central financial system.

Some First Class train travel may also be claimed via manual expenses and is not included in the information below. The Department for Exiting the European Union always seeks to achieve value for money for the taxpayer and has therefore adopted a policy where, by default, all rail journeys should be Standard Class. First Class tickets are only permitted if they are cheaper than Standard Class tickets or in certain other limited circumstances.

Prior to Quarter 1 (April) 2017, the information was released by the Cabinet Office in answer to written parliamentary question UIN 121021 as the Department for Exiting the European Union used the Cabinet Office travel contract and system.

The following information is available between April and October 2017 taken from the travel provider’s system: