Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since 4 July 2024.

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 an on-demand 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.

The arrangements relating to the use of the FCDO Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code. There has been no change in this policy since the general election.