Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.

In the 2018 calendar year, the ministers’ private offices spend on air and rail travel was:

Air (standard/economy class) – £12,935.60

Air (business/first class) – £4005.60

Rail (standard class) – £16,730.70

Rail (first class) – None

Total - £33,671.90