To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total cost to his Department was of the ministerial car fleet in each year since the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and what the total cost to the Department of Finance and Personnel was of the car fleet in each year of the devolved Assembly. (132211)

My ministerial team and I use the Government Car Service when in Great Britain. Costs of this service are as follows:

The Police Service of Northern Ireland provide ministerial close protection when we are in Northern Ireland, the cost of which is only held centrally for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 financial years. This information is as follows:

The Government are not responsible for costs of the ministerial car fleet for the devolved Administration.