To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cars are (a) owned, (b) leased and (c) hired by the Environment Agency for use by its (i) staff and (ii) board members. (146292)

The Environment Agency has 89 owned cars within its badged fleet and 4,701 leased cars. The agency hired 3,435 cars during the 2006-07 financial year with an average length of hire of 2.6 days.