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Government Car and Despatch Agency

Volume 485: debated on Monday 15 December 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what (a) the model and (b) level was of tailpipe emissions of cars owned by the Government Car and Despatch Agency used by (i) members of the Cabinet and (ii) the Leader of the Opposition in the last year for which figures are available; (242898)

(2) what model of Government Car and Despatch Agency car is used by each member of the Cabinet.

The Ministerial Code sets out what cars Cabinet Ministers may use. Currently, they are either a diesel powered Jaguar XJ saloon emitting 214 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (g/km), a Toyota Prius (104 g/km) or a Honda Civic Hybrid (109g/km). The Government Car and Despatch Agency does not provide an official car to the Leader of the Opposition.