Travel Classification Spends

1. Did your organisation permit any spending on first class rail fares for staff as of November 3, 2010?
2. If so, how many staff were permitted to travel first class? What restrictions, if any, were there on the circumstances in which those staff could travel first class? Please also provide all information contained within any policies or guidance your organisation had as of November 3, 2010 on this topic. 
3. If not, when was the most recent date any of your staff were allowed to travel first class on trains? As of that date, how many staff were permitted to travel first class? What restrictions, if any, were there on the circumstances in which those staff could travel first class? Please also provide all information contained within any policies or guidance your organisation had as of that date on this topic. 
4. How much has your organisation spent on first class rail fares in the current financial year (2010/11)? How much has your organisation spent on first class rail fares in each of the last three full financial years? (2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10)? This information is specifically required to relate to financial not calendar years. If your accounting system does not work on that basis, please contact me as soon as possible to discuss a mutually acceptable form in which the relevant information can be disclosed.

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Question 1. Yes

Question 2. This information is not recorded as a separate costing. Please see the attached policy

Rail Travel Policy