Culture: Curriculum
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects to publish the Cultural Education Plan. [156898]
Elizabeth Truss: We expect to publish the National Plan for Cultural Education shortly.
Education: Romford
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the level of literacy and numeracy of (a) primary school leavers and (b) secondary school leavers in Romford constituency in each of the last five years. [157082]
Elizabeth Truss: The information requested is provided in the following tables:
| Primary school leavers, achievements at the expected level(1) by pupils at the end of key stage 2 in Romford parliamentary constituency(2,) years: 2008 to 2012(3,) coverage: Romford constituency(4) | |||||
| Percentage of KS2 pupils achieving expected level in: | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012(5) |
| (1) Includes pupils who achieved Level 4 or above. Level 4 is the expected level of achievement for pupils at the end of key stage 2. (2) Parliamentary constituency figures are based on school postcodes. (3). Data are final data for all years. (4 )State-funded schools including academies. Figures do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. (5) In 2012, English was calculated from reading test results and writing teacher assessment rather than from reading and writing tests as in previous years. English in 2012 is, therefore, not comparable to previous years. Source: National Pupil Database. | |||||
| Secondary school leavers, percentages of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving A*-C grades in English and mathematics GCSEs(1) in Romford constituency(2,) years: 2007/08 to 2011/12(3,) coverage: Romford constituency(4) | |||||
| Percentage of KS4 pupils achieving an A*-C grade in: | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 |
| (1) Full GCSEs only have been included (full GCSEs, double awards, accredited international certificates and their predecessor iGCSEs and AS levels). Figures from 2007/08 to 2008/09 exclude iGCSEs, 2009/10 figures onwards include accredited iGCSEs. (2) Parliamentary constituency figures are based on the postcode of the school. (3) Data are final data for all years. (4) Includes state-funded schools including academies. Figures do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. Source: National Pupil Database. | |||||
Education: Travellers
Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education when his Department plans to respond to its consultation on Improving Educational Outcomes for Children of Travelling Families. [157469]
Elizabeth Truss: We are currently considering the responses to our consultation on educational outcomes for children of travelling families, of which there were almost 2,000. We will publish our response in due course.
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Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effects of section 444(6) of the Education Act 1996, on the show community and the family life of its members. [157584]
Elizabeth Truss: The relationship between attendance and the attainment of children in travelling families is a complex issue. We know that children of travelling families that are registered at a school do not attend or achieve as well as their peers.
We are now reviewing the responses to our recent consultation on whether to repeal the defence against prosecution for travelling families in certain circumstances.
Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 590W, on e-mail, on how many occasions he has copied e-mails from the Mrs Blurt e-mail account to departmental systems where information was generated in the course of conducting government business in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [157343]
Elizabeth Truss: No relevant records are held centrally by the Department for Education. An attempt to identify, from the full range of records held by the Department, on how many occasions a certain step was taken over a past 12-month period could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost and could not provide a conclusive answer.
English Baccalaureate
Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils (a) entered and (b) achieved A* to C grades in the subjects which make up the English Baccalaureate in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in (A) 2010, (B) 2011 and (C) 2012. [157041]
Elizabeth Truss: The Department publishes information on: “GGSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics in England, 2011-2012” which can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-in-england
Tables 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the “Main tables: SFR04/2013” link show the percentage of pupils (a) entering and (b) achieving A* to C grades in the subjects which make up the English Baccalaureate in 2010/11 and 2011/12 by local authority. A drop down menu in the top right hand corner of the table allows you to select the relevant indicator and year.
The percentage of pupils entering and achieving the English Baccalaureate for 2009/10 local authority data and for 2009/10 to 2011/12 parliamentary constituency data has been placed in the House Library.
Free Schools
Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list all (a) open and (b) pipeline free schools in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in England. [157038]
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Mr Timpson: 81 free schools have opened to date. A further 211 free schools are in the pipeline including the 102 schools announced by the Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), on 22 May 2013 that are due to open in 2014 and beyond.
Lists of the open free schools and those in the pipeline have been placed in the House Library with details of their respective parliamentary constituencies and local authorities. Most of the 102 schools that entered the pipeline in May 2013 do not yet have confirmed sites. Therefore the local authorities and constituencies for these schools reflect the proposer's preferred location.
Government Procurement Card
Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 688W, on government procurement card, how many transactions were made by each member of staff; for what reasons; at what cost; and on which dates in each of the last two financial years. [157344]
Elizabeth Truss: I have written to the hon. Member in response to his recent request under the Freedom of Information Act, providing details of the transactions in question.
History: Curriculum
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the teaching of the history of British Overseas Territories in schools. [157058]
Elizabeth Truss: We believe that all pupils should be taught the history of Britain, and that that teaching should include the history of the British empire, as well as the wider impact of Britain and Britons on world history.
We are currently considering responses to the public consultation on our proposals for the new history curriculum published earlier this year, and will make further announcements in due course.
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the teaching of the history of the European Union in schools. [157059]
Elizabeth Truss: Should schools choose to teach their pupils the history of the European Union then they can do so at their discretion. However, as we have made clear in our proposals for the new national curriculum published earlier this year, we do not think it should be compulsory for them to do so.
Where schools choose to teach this, legislation requires that they do so in such a way that pupils are not exposed to politically biased views, but are provided with a balanced presentation of opposing issues. For instance, it would be wrong for a school to promote the European Union without pupils being made aware of other viewpoints.
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We are currently considering responses to the public consultation on our proposals for the new history curriculum, and will make further announcements in due course.
Recruitment
Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many staff were recruited by his Department in 2011-12. [156817]
Elizabeth Truss: In the financial year 2011-12, the Department recruited 253 people to fixed term and permanent posts.
Schools
Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many local authority-maintained federations there are in England; and how many of those are federations of special schools. [156764]
Mr Laws: The Department does not hold a complete list of federations and their composition. Since September 2009 there has been a duty to inform the Department of the establishment of a formal or ‘hard’ federation made under section 24 of the Education Act 2002. However, this does not provide data on all federations since it does not include federations established prior to September 2009 or less formal federations that have been established under section 26 of the Act. In addition there is no duty to inform the Department of the dissolution of a federation.
Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many local authority-maintained federations there are in England; and how many are a combination of primary, secondary and special schools. [156765]
Mr Laws:
The Department does not hold a complete list of federations and their composition. Since September 2009 there has been a duty to inform the Department of the establishment of a formal or ‘hard’ federation made under section 24 of the Education Act 2002. However, this does not provide data on all federations since it does not include federations established prior to September 2009 or less formal federations that have been established
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under section 26 of the Act. In addition there is no duty to inform the Department of the dissolution of a federation.
Schools: Catering
Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of food procured by schools came from UK food producers in the latest period for which figures are available. [156808]
Elizabeth Truss: The Department does not collect this information. Individual schools and local authorities are responsible for their own procurement of services and/or food.
Schools: Drugs
Mr Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to publish updated guidance on managing medicines in schools. [156514]
Mr Laws: The Government's guidance ‘Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings' is currently under review. Our intention is to publish the updated guidance later in the year.
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much capital funding has been allocated to each local authority in England for (a) maintenance and (b) basic need in each year of the current spending review period. [157039]
Mr Laws: At the local authority level, maintenance and basic need capital allocations for each year of the current spending review period are detailed in the following table. This information is also available on the departmental website at the following link. The figures for basic need include the two-year capital allocation for 2013-15 announced by the Secretary of State for Education, the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), on 1 March 2012.
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schoolscapital
| Local authority level capital allocations—Maintenance 2011-14 and Basic Need 2011-15 | ||||||
| £ | ||||||
| Maintenance | Basic Need | |||||
| Local authority | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-15 |
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Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much each school in each parliamentary constituency in England has received in (a) maintenance capital and (b) basic need capital since 2010. [157040]
Mr Laws: The Department does not hold information on the main maintenance or basic need capital allocations made to local authorities at either the school or parliamentary constituency level. Capital funding for maintained and voluntary-aided schools is allocated at the local authority level.
Further capital funding is being invested through the Priority School Building Programme in the 261 schools in the country that are in the worst condition. Capital funding is also provided to academies through the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund. Details of the schools to be funded through each programme are available from the following links. However, the amounts at a school level have not been published, because these are contractual matters.
The Department will be allocating additional capital funding to a number of local authorities through the Targeted Basic Need Programme, to enable them to create additional pupil places by building new schools and expanding existing ones. It is our intention to announce the successful applicants to this programme at the end of June.
Academies Capital Maintenance Fund:
http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/efafundinqfinance/b00212638/efa-academies-capital
Priority School Building Programme:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schoolscapital/a00209336/priority-school-building-programme
Schools: Sports
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effects of funding for school sports on children’s physical activity levels in each of the last three years. [156848]
Mr Timpson: The Department does not collect data on the effects of funding for school sports on children’s physical activity levels. Data relating to sports participation are measured by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s “Taking Part” survey and Sport England’s “Active People” survey.
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Schools: Standards
Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority in England were rated (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory or requires improvement and (iv) special measures by Ofsted in May (A) 2010 and (B) 2013. [157042]
Mr Laws: This question is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has written to the hon. Member, and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Library.
Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the Ofsted rating of each school in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority in England was in May (i) 2010 and (ii) 2013. [157043]
Mr Laws: This question is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Libraries.
Scotland
Mr David Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the legislation his Department has sponsored which has devolved powers to the Scottish Parliament and powers within such legislation since 1998. [156226]
David Mundell: I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Scotland Office.
Scotland Office is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the devolution settlement; together with lead policy Departments we have delivered a programme of Scotland Act orders that have provided additional powers to the Scottish Parliament, as well as delivering the Scotland Act 2012 that enhanced the devolution settlement and provided the largest transfer of financial responsibility since 1999.
Further devolution to the Scottish Parliament is principally achieved by way of amendments to schedules 4 and 5 of the Act. Since 1998 the following changes to those schedules have been made. These are presented in summary form.
Amendments to schedule 4 of the Scotland Act 1998
Power to modify the Scotland Act 1998 regarding financial assistance for opposition parties in the Scottish Parliament.
Powers to modify certain provisions of the Scotland Act 1998 requiring any sum to be payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
Power to provide that proceedings brought in a court or tribunal against a member of the Scottish Government under the Scotland Act 1998 on human rights grounds have to be brought before the end of a limitation period (since repealed by Scotland Act 2012).
Amendments to schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998
The making of payments to any political party for the purpose of assisting members of the Parliament to perform their parliamentary duties.
A power to allow the Scottish Parliament to conduct a referendum on the independence of Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom, subject to certain conditions.
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Financial and economic matters
Powers to set a rate of income tax to be paid by Scottish taxpayers, and taxes in relation to land transactions and landfill.
The interception of any communication made to or by a person detained at a place of detention.
The regulation of air weapons.
Powers in relation to business associations which are social landlords, including in relation to winding up proceedings and procedures giving protection from creditors.
Powers to provide financial assistance for the provision of services (other than postal services and services relating to money or postal orders) to be provided from public post offices.
Powers to impose requirements on Scottish public authorities about the preparation and submission of strategies relating to the provision of rail services.
Powers to transfer functions of passenger transport executives or passenger transport authorities relating to rail services, and the allocation of such functions among relevant authorities.
The promotion and construction of railways which start, end and remain in Scotland.
Power to impose requirements on Scottish public authorities about the preparation and submission of strategies relating to the provision of air services.
Powers to provide occasional financial or other assistance to or in respect of individuals for the purposes of meeting an immediate short-term need, arising out of exceptional services, to avoid risk to the individual’s well-being, or enabling qualifying individuals to establish or maintain a settled home.
Fire safety on construction sites and on certain premises, including those concerned in the manufacture or storage of chemicals, explosives or flammable materials.
Amendment to part 1 of the Scotland Act 1998
Power to make provision as to the conduct of elections for membership of the Scottish Parliament, and the questioning of such an election and the consequences of irregularities. Made by the Scotland Act 2012 and yet to be brought into force.
Sign Language
Sir Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the equality of access available for deaf people whose first language is British Sign Language in communicating with (a) teachers and educational establishments and (b) the agencies and public bodies which support his Department; and if he will make a statement; [157406]
(2) what steps his Department has taken to ensure that deaf children have the opportunity to be taught in British Sign Language; [157407]
(3) what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) the families of deaf children and (b) all children have the opportunity to learn British Sign Language; [157408]
(4) what specific measures his Department has in place to ensure that deaf people have the opportunity to communicate in British Sign Language with (a) teachers and educational establishments and (b) the agencies and public bodies for which he is responsible. [157561]
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Mr Timpson: All public bodies, including schools, early years providers, post-16 institutions and local authorities, have duties towards disabled people, including those who are deaf and use British Sign Language (BSL), under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Department publishes guidance for schools on these duties.(1)
Schools and local authorities have the main responsibilities for ensuring support is available to deaf children, including sign language support.
The Children and Families Bill will introduce a single Education, Health and Care Plan which links up the support for a child with special educational needs. It will also give parents more of a say in the school their child attends and will require local authorities to set out a 'local offer' of the support that is available. It will encourage a more joined-up approach to supporting deaf children and the provision of clearer information on the support that families can expect locally. The Bill will introduce the option of a personal budget for some parents and young people, which will give them more control over the support they receive.
This year the Department for Education (DFE) has awarded a number of grants and contracts to the voluntary and community sector for the support of deaf children. These include:
1. A grant to the National Deaf Children's Society to deliver the I-Sign project, which aims to skill up the BSL workforce by providing training and new qualifications to meet existing demand.
2. A contract to the National Sensory Impairment Partnership to provide information, advice, support and training to specialist services in order to improve outcomes for children and young people with a sensory impairment.
3. Through the SEN support scholarship fund, we are encouraging support staff to apply for funding to undertake high-level qualifications which enhance their ability to support the teaching and learning of pupils with SEN and disabilities.
(1) http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00215460/equality-act-2010-departmental-advice
Special Educational Needs
Mrs Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) with reference to the Seventieth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2010-12, HC 1636, what progress his Department has made in responding to the recommendations contained in that report on the cost and outcome analysis of high-needs provision for 16 to 25-year-olds; and if he will make a statement; [156649]
(2) with reference to the National Audit Office Report, Oversight of special education for young people aged 16 to 25-years-old, Session 2010-12, HC 1585, what progress his Department has made in collating comparable data on disability types and severity and student outcomes to understand and provide evidence for longer-term value-for-money criteria for post-16 specialist education; and if he will make a statement. [156650]
Mr Timpson: Since the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report, the Department has implemented a new approach to funding education and support for high needs pupils, including those aged 16 to 25.
The new system places greater responsibility on local authorities for commissioning and funding high needs provision. Local authorities are best placed to consider
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the comparative value for money of different types of provision and which is likely to deliver the best outcomes for individual young people. Local authorities will consider this as part of agreeing young peoples' learning difficulty assessments and, in the future, the new Education, Health and Care Plans.
In response to the recommendations of the PAC on high needs provision, the Department accepted that clear information about special educational needs (SEN) funding should be published. The Department is working with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Department of Health and other partners to agree definitions of learning difficulty and disability types, so as to improve comparability of data across sectors. Data standards have been developed and have been approved by the Information Standards Board for use across education, skills and children's service.
The Department is widening its published Destinations Measures so that we can provide information on destinations for pupils with SEN at KS4 in summer 2013. I intend to publish destination data for students with SEN at KS5 later this year, at national, local and institutional level where data sets allow. We currently only consider attainment at level 3 in Destinations Measures, although we intend to explore including level 1 and 2 in the future.
Mrs Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on the financial considerations to be made in commissioning placements in specialist colleges; [156716]
(2) what comparison his Department has made between the social return of investment for post-16 specialist college provision for high-needs students and that for other provision; and if he will make a statement; [156717]
(3) what assessment his Department has made of the (a) long-term comparative costs, (b) value for money and (c) outcomes between (i) specialist college provision and (ii) other provision for high-needs students; and if he will make a statement. [156718]
Mr Timpson: I welcome the diversity of provision available to young people with learning difficulties and disabilities, and have acted to ensure that an appropriate and affordable choice of providers will continue to be available to those young people.
My Department has not made comparisons between the different types of provision for high needs. However, the National Audit Office report “Oversight of special education for young people aged 16 to 25-years-old” published in November 2011 considered overall provision and comparison of totality of costs. This took account of the costs to both health and social care services, as well as education, in supporting a young person in different types of education provision. This is an important part of the process in making decisions about the comparative value for money of types of provision, and I expect local authorities to consider this in drawing up Learning Difficulty Assessments (LDA) and, in the future, the new 0 to 25 Education, Health and Care Plans proposed in legislation currently before Parliament.
Local authorities have a duty to secure enough suitable education and training to meet the reasonable needs of students aged 16 to 18, or 19 to 24, where the student is
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subject to a LDA. Local authorities are best placed to decide which provision is likely to deliver the best value for money on a case-by-case basis.
From the start of the academic year 2013 to 2014 all institutions, including independent specialist colleges, will be funded in the same way for high-needs students. This will enable future comparisons on costs, outcomes and value for money to be made.
My Department has listened to issues raised by institutions and local authorities on implementation of the high-needs students funding reform, and in March wrote to independent specialist colleges to inform them of plans to offer a level of protection over the next two academic years.
Our operational guidance says that local authorities must work with independent specialist colleges to confirm rates of top-up funding and suggests ways to work jointly in setting rates and developing banded funding frameworks. An important condition of the Dedicated Schools Grant is that continuity of provision must be preserved for young people who have already started a course and who will continue it, for example into a further academic year, from September 2013.
Sports: Schools
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the effect of targets for participation in school sports on children’s physical activity levels. [156726]
Mr Timpson: High quality physical education (PE) and sport are important in schools. Because of this, PE is, and will remain, compulsory at all four key stages in the national curriculum. Moreover, we are providing additional cross-government funding of £150 million per annum for the academic year 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the provision of PE and sport in primary schools. This funding will be ring-fenced and must be spent to improve provision of PE and sport in primary schools. The Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), and Her Majesty’s chief inspector have agreed that for all primary schools Ofsted inspectors will consider how well the schools uses its additional funding to improve the quality and breadth of its PE and sporting provision.
Legislation specifically prohibits the Secretary of State from prescribing the amount of time to be spent on any national curriculum subject (including PE) and no targets have therefore been set. We trust individual schools and
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head teachers to understand the particular needs of their pupils, and to determine how to address them most effectively.
Teachers: Training
Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many School Direct places initially allocated have been returned to his Department. [157012]
Mr Laws: 9,441 Initial Teacher Training (ITT) places were initially allocated to schools via the School Direct programme to start in academic year 2013 to 2014.(1) The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)'s timetable for the publication of School Direct ITT places is in two stages: when initial allocations are made and as soon as possible after the academic year begins in August.
The NCTL does not publish or supply details of changes between initial and final allocations as NCTL is working with schools to respond to change requests and finalise allocations. The information requested could therefore be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
(1) ITT places for School Direct for the academic year 2013 to 2014 can be found at the following link:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/initial/b00204256/itt-funding-and-allocations/allocations
Temporary Employment
Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many temporary staff have been recruited to his private ministerial office since May 2010. [157453]
Elizabeth Truss: Since May 2010, seven temporary members of staff have been recruited to the Secretary of State's ministerial private office.
Travel
Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible claimed reimbursement for travel subsistence expenses in each of the last five years; what the total cost was of such claims; and what the monetary value was of the 20 highest subsistence claims in each such year. [155406]
Elizabeth Truss: The number of officials in the Department and its executive agencies who claimed reimbursement for travel subsistence, and the cost of those claims, are shown in the following table:
| Financial period | ||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13(1) | |
| (1) November to March. | ||||
The Department moved to a new financial system in November 2009. Data before that date could be obtained only at disproportionate cost
The Department's arm’s length body reform programme involved the creation of four executive agencies from October 2010, and the closure of a number of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). The transfer of functions and staff from these NDPBs to the core Department is reflected in the rise in the value and number of claims made in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Data
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for the financial years 2011-12 and 2012-13 are therefore not comparable with each other or with data for earlier years. Data for the closed NDPBs are not readily available and also could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Data for the NDPBs which remain, the Office of the Children's Commissioner, and The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), are not held by the Department.
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's budget for ministerial travel for (a) the Government Car Service, (b) private hire vehicles, (c) taxis, (d) rail, (e) aviation and (f) other is for (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16. [157523]
Elizabeth Truss: The Department has not allocated budgets to the level of detail requested.
Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) Government Car Service, (b) private hire vehicles, (c) taxis, (d) rail, (e) aviation and (f) other means in each year of the current parliament. [157544]
Elizabeth Truss: This Government have slashed the cost to the taxpayer of government cars compared with the costs before the last general election.
For details of how much the Department has spent on the Government Car Service, I refer the hon. Member to the information published in the annual written ministerial statement, which can be found in the House Libraries.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/cm120116/wmstext/120116m0001.htm#12011611000194
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm121220/wmstext/121220m0001.htm#12122056000216
Details of the costs for the Government Car Service for 2012/13 will be published in the normal way later this year.
Records of other departmental travel are categorised alongside other spending and are not held centrally.