How much has been spent on (a) car, (b) rail, (c) flight and (d) other tavel by (i) the First Minister and (ii) ministers in each year sinc…

(a) The following table details the complete yearly costs held by the Scottish Government.
Year
Total cost
2007-08
£962,142
2008-09
£980,985
2009-10
£995,658
2010-11
£974,678
2011-12
£1,074,714
2012-13
£1,204,864
2013-14
£1,156,208
2014-15
£1,184,851
2015-16
£1,145,521
Total costs include staff salaries, employer's contributions, fuel, vehicle maintenance, private hire and travel and subsistence.
(b) & (c) All domestic rail and flight costs are routinely published on the Scottish Government website. Please note these publications are only available online from 2007 onwards:
Costs from 2007
- May 2016 can be found at:
http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/travel
Costs from May 2016 onwards can be found at:
https://beta.gov.scot/publications/?term=Ministerial&publicationTypes=transparency_data
(d) Other travel costs:
A breakdown of Overseas visits from 1999 – 2014 can be found at:
http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/travel/visitsoverseas
Overseas travel costs from 2015 – 2016 can be found at:
http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/travel/visitsoverseas/visitsoverseas
Overseas travel costs from May 2016 onwards can be found at:
https://beta.gov.scot/publications/?term=Ministerial&publicationTypes=transparency_data
Other travel costs also include ferry travel and taxi travel. Please note these publications are only available from 2009 onwards.
Costs from 2009 – May 2016 can be found at:
http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/travel
Costs from May 2016 onwards can be found at:
https://beta.gov.scot/publications/?term=Ministerial&publicationTypes=transparency_data