Bus vannin travel expenses

Summary

The Department of Infrastructure disclosed the total travel expenses for Bus Vannin management over the last 10 years in response to a Freedom of Information request. The response provided a year-by-year breakdown of spending on business trips and leisure travel to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Key Facts

• The request covered travel expenses for Bus Vannin management over a 10-year period.
• Expenses included business trips and leisure travel to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.
• The highest annual expenditure was £21,517 in the 2019/20 financial year.
• The lowest annual expenditure was £458 in the 2020/21 financial year.
• All requested information was released without any exemptions applied.

Data Disclosed

• 2014/15: 4238
• 2015/16: 6497
• 2016/17: 11475
• 2017/18: 10388
• 2018/19: 17648
• 2019/20: 21517
• 2020/21: 458
• 2021/22: 8510
• 2022/23: 6997
• 2023/24: 2175
• 2024/25: 1036
• Case ID: 4521577
• Date received: 2025-03-18
• Outcome date: 2025-04-14

Original Request

In the last 10 years how much has the department of infrastructure spent on bus vannin management Travel expenses, buisnes trips, leisure travel to the UK, Irelandl, Europe

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4521577 11 April 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 18 March 2025, which states:

"In the last 10 years how much has the department of infrastructure spent on bus vannin management

Travel expenses, buisnes trips, leisure travel to the UK, Irelandl, Europe"

Our response to your request is as follows:

Please quote the reference number 4521577 in any future communications.

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An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will Year Expenses (£) 2014/15 4238 2015/16 6497 2016/17 11475 2017/18 10388 2018/19 17648 2019/20 21517 2020/21 458 2021/22 8510 2022/23 6997 2023/24 2175 2024/25 1036

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I will now close your request as of this date.