Select Committee on Public Accounts Minutes of Evidence

Annex B

ROYAL TRAVEL COSTS—JOURNEYS UNDER £500, 1997-98 TO 2000-01

ROYAL TRAVEL COSTS—JOURNEYS UNDER £500, 1997-98

  Totals

Cost of Staff and Royal Journeys <£500 (see A) £27,624

Cost of Staff Journeys <£500 (see B) £44,202

Total Cost of Journeys <£500 £71,826

  (A)  Cost of Staff and Royal journeys <£500

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS/SCHEDULED RAIL

Member of Family	Details		Cost (£)
When Members of the Royal Family travel by scheduled services they do so using an alias, very often the name of a member of staff. The system separately recording all such trips was not established until 1998-99.
Air—staff and Royal journeys			7,261
Rail—staff and Royal journeys			20,363
			27,624

HELICOPTER FLIGHTS (S76)

Member of Family	Details		Cost (£)
NONE—helicopter was Wessex and no journeys <£500 (at 21 minutes since variable cost was £1,415 per hour).			0

  (B)  Cost of Staff Journeys <£500

Travel Destination	Details	Cost (£)
Holyrood (flight)	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	4,745
Holyrood (train)	London—Edinburgh—London	6,934
Balmoral (flight)	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	8,958
Balmoral (train)	London—Aberdeen—London	6,454
Holyrood (flight)	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	17,111
		44,202

ROYAL TRAVEL COSTS—JOURNEYS UNDER £500, 1998-99 Totals

Cost of Royal Journeys <£500 (see A) £13,174

Cost of Other Journeys <£500 (see B) £52,587

Total Cost of Journeys <£500 £65,761

(A)  Cost of Royal Journeys <£500.

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

Travel Destination	Details	Cost (£)
The Prince Edward	London Heathrow—Glasgow—Aberdeen	228.00
The Prince Edward	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	288.00
The Prince Edward	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	308.00
The Princess Royal	Edinburgh—London Heathrow	102.00
The Princess Royal	Edinburgh—London Heathrow	92.00
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Leeds—London Heathrow	453.20
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	185.10
The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Belfast—London Heathrow	370.20
The Duke of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	484.00
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	308.00
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	154.00
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Belfast	369.20
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Glasgow—Aberdeen	368.00
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Belfast—London Heathrow	472.00
		4,181.70

HELICOPTER FLIGHTS (S76)

Member of Family	Details	Date	Cost (£)
The Princess Royal		14 Oct	444
The Princess Royal		04 Nov	276
The Prince of Wales		11 Dec	482
			1,202
SCHEDULED TRAIN Total cost (60 journeys by Members of the Royal Family) 7,790

  (B)  Cost of Staff Journeys <£500

Travel Destination	Details	Cost (£)
Balmoral (flight)	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	13,697
Balmoral (train)	London—Aberdeen—London	6,161
Holyrood (flight)	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	13,231
Holyrood (train)	London—Edinburgh—London	3,854
Other (flight)	Various	8,539
Other (train)	Various	7,105
		52,587

ROYAL TRAVEL COSTS—JOURNEYS UNDER £500, 1999-2000 Totals

Cost of Royal Journeys <£500 (see A) £11,019

Cost of Other Journeys <£500 (see B) £54,570

Total Cost of Journeys <£500 £65,589

(A)  Cost of Royal Journeys <£500

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

Member of Family	Details	Date	Cost (£)
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	16 Apr	411.40
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Leeds—London Heathrow	21 Apr	234.10
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	27 Sep	436.60
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Belfast—London Heathrow	07 Oct	212.60
Princess Margaret	Aberdeen—London Heathrow	22 Nov	409.20
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Manchester	16 Dec	86.30
The Duke of Edinburgh	London Heathrow—Edinburgh	01 Mar	226.60
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	04 Mar	492.20
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	20 Mar	166.10
			2,675.10

HELICOPTER FLIGHTS (S76)

Member of Family	Details	Date	Cost (£)
QEQM	Windsor Castle—Foxcote—Windsor Castle		439
The Duke of Edinburgh	Windsor Castle—Buckingham Palace		334
The Duke of York	Sunninghill Park—Kensington Palace—Sunninghill Park		411
			1,184

SCHEDULED TRAINTotal Cost (58 journeys by Members of the Royal Family) 7,160

  (B)  Cost of Staff Journeys <£500

Travel Destination	Details	Cost (£)
Holyrood (flight)	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	15,395
Holyrood (train)	London—Edinburgh—London	0
Balmoral (flight)	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	10,051
Balmoral (train)	London—Aberdeen—London	0
Other (flight)	Various	13,580
Other (train)	Various	15,544
		54,570

ROYAL TRAVEL COSTS—JOURNEYS UNDER £500, 2000-01 Totals

Cost of Royal Journeys <£500 (see A) £11,033

Cost of Other Journeys <£500 (see B) £59,878

Total Cost of Journeys <£500 £70,911

  (A)  Cost of Royal Journeys <£500

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

Member of Family	Details	Date	Cost (£)
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	07 Apr	335.40
The Earl of Wessex	London Heathrow—Glasgow. Aberdeen—London Heathrow	28 Apr	393.10
The Duke of York	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	14 Jul	442.40
Princess Alexandra	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	27 Aug	442.40
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	30 Aug	442.40
The Duchess of Kent	Inverness—London Heathrow—Inverness	04 Oct	333.00
The Earl of Wessex	London Heathrow—Manchester	16 Nov	433.67
Princess Margaret	Aberdeen—London Heathrow	20 Nov	409.20
The Duchess of Gloucester	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	15 Mar	221.20
The Duchess of Kent	London Heathrow—Manchester—London Heathrow	28 Mar	221.48
			3,674.25

HELICOPTER FLIGHTS (S76)

Member of Family	Details	Date	Cost (£)
N/A 0

SCHEDULED TRAINTotal Cost (60 Journeys by Members of the Royal Family) 7,359

  (B)  Cost of Staff Journeys <£500

Travel Destination	Details	Cost (£)
Holyrood (flight)	London Heathrow—Edinburgh—London Heathrow	12,936
Holyrood (train)	London—Edinburgh—London	0
Balmoral (flight)	London Heathrow—Aberdeen—London Heathrow	17,065
Balmoral (train)	London—Aberdeen—London	0
Other (flight)	Various	12,913
Other (train)	Various	16,964
		59,878

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Prepared 4 September 2002