Details of air travel claimed by DUP MPs for dependant travel
Request
Please release the number, class (economy, business etc) and cost of dependant travel flights claimed by DUP MPs in the last 5 years.
Response
IPSA holds the information that you request.
Under the Scheme of MPs’ Business Costs and Expenses (‘the Scheme’), the costs of travel made in support of the MP’s parliamentary functions can be reimbursed. Where MPs have caring responsibilities, they may claim for journeys by their dependants between their constituency and London. MPs’ dependants must be registered with IPSA before travel can be claimed for them. For journeys by public transport, MPs may buy a ticket of any class but reimbursement will be limited to the rate of an economy class ticket available at the time of booking. In the case of air travel, ‘economy’ includes ‘flexible economy’.
Please find below the information that you have requested
Financial year | Economy: Cost (£) | Economy: Number | Flexible Economy: Cost (£) | Flexible Economy: Number | Business/Club: Cost (£) | Business/Club: Number | Total Cost (£) | Total number |
2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 6,921.24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6,921.24 | 27 |
2013-14 | 729.2 | 2 | 3,919.14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4,648.34 | 20 |
2014-15 | 5,231.05 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,231.05 | 24 |
2015-16 | 5,420.79 | 33 | 341.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5,761.80 | 36 |
2016-17 | 4,304.11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1,101.28 | 2 | 5,405.39 | 20 |
Grand Total | 15,685.15 | 77 | 12,476.57 | 53 | 1,101.28 | 2 | 29,263 | 132 |
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- Ref:
- CAS-121537
- Disclosure:
- 27 August 2018
- Categories:
- MPs' TRAVEL
- Exemptions Applied:
- None