Simon Lightwood corrected a written answer on Department for Transport: Hotels
Rupert Lowe (Independent, Great Yarmouth) asked written question 111295 on 5 February 2026. Simon Lightwood answered on 16 February 2026 for the Department for Transport, and Simon Lightwood corrected the answer on 27 April 2026. The figure 13,491 in the original became 16,510 in the correction, higher by 3,019. Altogether 12 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| In 2024-25 | In 2024-25 16,510 nights were booked in hotels by DfT staff. The Department’s travel booking system does not include or record star ratings. This figure may include some bookings that were later cancelled. All staff are required to book accommodation via a central booking system within the Department’s travel & subsistence policy. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1878930?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 16 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 0146bc696315c73932b72564e4d4deb32136eb4aed2c7f25c727565c9525e43f |