Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) access to use of a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service; what the (A) make, (B) model and (C) fuel type of each car is; and what the budget for those cars was in the 2024-25 financial year.

There are no cars currently dedicated for specific Ministers, or other officials in the FCDO. The FCDO does not use the Government Car Service.

The FCDO Car Service is provided by London Car Service (LCS) which is managed by FCDO Services. Given the number of FCDO ministers, and the complexity of FCDO ministerial travel requirements, the FCDO operates a service based on available internal capacity within the allotted LCS provision, which is supplemented by private sector provision to meet demand peaks in a cost-effective manner.

For security reasons specific details of the make and model of vehicles are not issued.

The FCDO Car Service is variable based on demand, and monitored throughout the year. The spend in FY23/24 was £224,221.