Departmental Motor Vehicles

Andrew Stunell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years.

Phil Hope
Figures for car hire expenditure booked through our car hire contract company Arval are only available for the last two years.

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|       |Car hire expenditure (£)|
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|2007-08|22,815                  |
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|2008-09|31,118                  |
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The previous car hire contract expired in May 2006 and figures for previous years are not easily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.