HC Deb 27 March 1979 vol 965 c132W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether the use of official cars by former Prime Ministers and other Ministers for their private and shopping purposes also applies to former Secretaries of State for Defence, Northern Ireland and the Home Department and other ex-Ministers with a security problem; and for how long back such arrangements are claimable by such ex-Ministers.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

As I told my hon. Friend in answers that I gave him on 29 June 1976 and 23 March 1978, special arrangements for the use of Government car service cars are made only after an assessment of the threat against the individual concerned.