Cost of Ministerial Cars (2009-10) Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Cost of Ministerial Cars (2009-10)

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Excerpts
Thursday 28th October 2010

(13 years, 6 months ago)

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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Philip Hammond)
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I am publishing today details of the number of and cost to Departments of Government cars provided to Ministers by the Government Car and Despatch Agency during the year 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010.

No of Cars at 31-03-2010

Total Cost

Cabinet Office

4

£362,790.25

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

7

£694,236.23

Department for Education (formerly Department for Children, Schools and Families)

6

£489,193.30

Department for Communities and Local Government

6

£488,276.10

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

3

£305,397.32

Department for Energy and Climate Change

4

£303,129.83

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2

£275,989.34

Department for International Development

3

£256,656.35

Department for Transport

3

£282,979.08

Department for Work and Pensions

6

£506,726.45

Department of Health

6

£475,490.38

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

4

£368,534.31

HM Treasury*

6

£462,989.33

Home Office

6

£514,593.50

Law Officers' Department

2

£188,130.75

Ministry of Defence

1

£106,342.80

Ministry of Justice

4

£320,429.90

Northern Ireland Office

2

£77,850.84

Scotland Office

1

£107,812.75

Wales Office

2

£150,504.20

Total

78

£6,738,053.01

*Note. Figures quoted for HM Treasury do not include direct payments made outside of GCDA.



Ministers are now encouraged to use public transport where practicable and the number of Ministers entitled to an allocated Government car and driver has been kept to a minimum. Other Ministers are entitled to make use of the ministerial car pool service as needed.