Statement
I am publishing today details of the number of, and cost to departments of the provision of, allocated cars and drivers by the Government Car and Despatch Agency to Ministers during 2008-09.
The figures are:
Department No of Cars Contracted Cost Notes Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 6 274,000 1 and 2 Cabinet Office 7 426,200 3 Leader of the House of Commons, the Government’s Equalities Office and the Leader of the House of Lords 3 223,100 Department for Communities and Local Government 6 418,300 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 3 243,400 Department for Children, Schools and Families 5 360,900 Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 99,000 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 4 262,400 Department for International Development 4 272,000 Department for Transport 4 289,800 Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills 5 301,400 Department for Work and Pensions 6 428,800 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5 367,700 Department of Health 6 409,000 HM Treasury 6 350,900 Home Office 6 483,300 Law Officers’ Department 2 148,200 Ministry of Defence 1 85,100 Ministry of Justice 5 310,600 Northern Ireland Office 2 286,200 Scotland Office 2 103,900 Wales Office 2 137,000
Notes:-
1. The Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Foreign Affairs was a post held jointly between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). The Government Cars (GC) service costs were met by BERR.
2. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Consumer Affairs was a post held jointly between the Department for International Development (DfID) and BERR. The GC costs were met by DfID.
3. Cabinet Office figures include cars for Ministers in the Cabinet Office, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Minister for the Olympics.