§ Dr. ReidTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many official cars are currently at the disposal of his Department; and how much of his Department's budget has been allocated for their provision in the financial year 1993–94.
§ Mr. HanleyThe number of staff cars in use are as follows: 995W
Type Army RAF Navy Total Grade A 181 30 43 154 Grade B 1828 722 334 1,884 Grade C 1877 545 210 1,632 Totals 1,786 1,297 587 3,670 1The Army listings include vehicles held in the London district and other pools for the use of ministers and civil servants The current grade A car is the Rover 825D, the current grade B car is the Rover Montego Diesel and the current grade C car is the Vauxhall Corsa Diesel. The estimated expenditure in 1993–94 is some £8,545,000.
Date RN Army RAF All 1 January 1979 1:948 1:1,383 1:1,124 1:1,187 1 January 1990 1:905 1:1,578 1:1,240 1:1,285 1 January 1993 1:989 1:1,615 1:1,228 1:1,321 Other ranks are warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, ratings and equivalents. These ratios exclude locally enlisted personnel.