§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number of traffic violations involving cars of the ministerial fleet, the nature of the violations, and the total amount of fines arising from those violations, in each year since 1986. [39297]
§ Mr. FreemanResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated under the terms of the framework document to the Security Facilities Executive. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. John King, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from J. C. King to Ms Glenda Jackson, dated 23 July 1996:
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has asked me to respond to your Questions about the Government Car Service (GCS). As Chief Executive of the Security Facilities Executive, I have operational responsibility for the GCS.455WGCS Drivers are responsible for driving safely and responsibly. With the exception of parking offences, they meet the cost of any fines for motoring offences from their own pockets, and we do not keep details.Our records show that the Government Car Service covered the cost of the following parking violations from 1986:
Year Total Total cost (£) 1986 282 2,820 1987 98 1,116 1988 238 2,856 1989 90 1,080 1990 125 1,500 1991 37 666 1992 43 1.075 1993 33 990 1994 17 510 1995 35 1,050 1996 (to date) 8 240 These costs cover the whole of the Government Car Service, including the Ministerial vehicles. It would, however, be disproportionately costly to disaggregate this information by customer.