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Ministers and Senior Civil Servants: Travel

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the use (a) first class and (b) business class travel by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) senior civil servants.

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 22 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 24 Jul 2024
Answer: 30 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

22 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the use (a) first class and (b) business class travel by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) senior civil servants.
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
The Government's policy is that all travel must be efficient and cost-effective. This principle is long-established and has been in place under successive administrations. Where applicable, this principle is expanded upon in the relevant code of conduct a...

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