Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the annual cost to the Department of the car service for Ministers in 1990–91; and how many vehicles were involved.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe cost of providing a car service for Ministers in the 1990–91 financial year was £143,000; four official vehicles were involved, including two based in Cardiff. The Welsh Office has no armoured Daimlers, and no car with a cost price of more than £25,000 contrary to some recent press comment.