 A spokesman for Bourn claimed that he normally stayed at hotels which were "recommended by the host organisation", but an investigation by "The Daily Telegraph" suggested that on several of the most expensive trips, no such recommendations were made.It emerged that Bourn travelled to and from his office in Victoria, London in a chauffeur driven vehicle at the taxpayers' expense.The financial cost of this is unknown due to it being funded directly from the consolidated fund and therefore not being included within the NAO's accounts.