I am publishing today details of the charges incurred by Departments for the use of official Government cars provided to Ministers by the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) during the year 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012. This is in line with previous annual statements.
The charges recorded in the statement show a continuing reduction in the amount spent on official cars for Ministers. Costs to Departments have seen a 49% reduction in the latest figures when compared to those of the previous year and a 72% reduction when compared to the figures for April 2009 to March 2010:
2009-10 | April 2010 | May 2010-March 2011 | 2011-12 |
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£6.7m | £0.8m | £2.9m | £1.9m |
Department | Allocated Cars1 | Allocated Cost | Ministerial Car Pool | Total Cost |
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Attorney-General’s Office | 1 | £76,645.29 | £15,495.00 | £92,140.29 |
Cabinet Office | 1 | £58,097.77 | £24,456.90 | £82,554.67 |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | 1 | £71,075.32 | £3,270.71 | £74,346.03 |
Department for Education | 1 | £71,912.21 | £91,270.73 | £163,182.94 |
Department for Communities and Local Government | 1 | £83,689.50 | £119,130.47 | £202,819.97 |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 0 | £0.00 | £1,740.81 | £1,740.81 |
Department for Energy and Climate Change | 0 | £0.00 | £36,687.79 | £36,687.79 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | £74,013.16 | £5,691.82 | £79,704.98 |
Department for International Development | 0 | £31,649.41 | £48,434.94 | £80,084.35 |
Department for Transport | 1 | £84,818.65 | £56,221.79 | £141,040.44 |
Department for Work and Pensions | 1 | £87,388.17 | £57,117.69 | £144,505.86 |
Department of Health | 1 | £7,885.11 | £119,966.86 | £127,851.97 |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 0 | £0.00 | £23,020.77 | £23,020.77 |
HM Treasury | 1 | £105,640.88 | £47,802.27 | £153,443.15 |
Home Office | 1 | £75,922.71 | £60,919.17 | £136,841.88 |
Ministry of Defence | 0 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Ministry of Justice | 1 | £91,509.03 | £103,405.45 | £194,914.48 |
Northern Ireland Office | 0 | £0.00 | £34,289.71 | £34,289.71 |
Scotland Office | 0 | £0.00 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
Wales Office | 1 | £78,067.12 | £6,380.00 | £84,447.12 |
13 | £998,314.33 | £855,362.88 | £1,853,677.21 | |
1Number of allocated cars as of 31 March 2012. One allocated car service terminated mid-year. |