The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Philip Hammond)
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.