Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.

The attached tables show the spend, as well as explanatory notes, by the Department and its agencies on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.

Note that by way of context, the total amount spent by the central Department on travel across all modes and classes in 2013/14 was £918,000, which compares to £4.075million in 2009/10.