asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the numbers of vehicles, drivers and the cost of upkeep of the Government pooled car services in July 1974 and at the latest convenient date.

The information is as follows:

	July 1974
Cars	417
Drivers	339
	July 1978
Cars	275
Drivers	246

Financial figures for either date are not available on a comparable basis. The total cost of running the service in 1977–78 was £2·7 million.