§ 64. Major Guy Lloydasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury which Ministers, apart from Members of the Cabinet, have the use of an official car and driver; what was the average monthly mileage of these cars in each of the past five years; and what was the monthly average sum recovered for personal journeys, not on official business, during the same period.
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Douglas Jay)Since the answer is rather long, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following Ministers, other than Members of the Cabinet, have the use of an official car and driver:
- First Lord of the Admiralty.
- Secretary of State for War.
- Secretary of State for Air.
- Minister of Fuel and Power.
- Minister of Transport.
- Minister of Pensions.
- Minister of Supply.
- Minister of National Insurance.
- Minister of Food.
- Minister of Civil Aviation.
- Minister of Health.
- Postmaster-General.
- Minister of Works.
- Minister of State for Colonial Affairs
- Minister of State.
- Paymaster-General.
- Attorney-General.
- Lord Advocate.
§ The average monthly mileage of each of these cars was about 830 in 1949 and 800 in 1950. The average total monthly sum paid by these Ministers in respect of private journeys was about £18 in 1949 and £16 in 1950. Detailed figures for earlier years either are no longer available or could only be determined by a disproportionate use of labour.