§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) cars and (b) commercial vehicles operated by his Department were manufactured (i) in the UK, (ii) in the EU and (iii) elsewhere. [122254]
§ Mr. BayleyThe Department has a total of 2,753 cars and commercial vehicles currently on its fleet.
Breakdown of the place of origin Cars Commercial vehicles Total UK 1,1717 61 1,778 EU 883 26 909 Elsewhere 60 6 66 Total 2,660 93 2,753 Note:
Some caution should be exercised with the figures in the table. The largest single make of car owned by the Department is Vauxhall and the totals for the UK above include 397 Astras and 60 Cavaliers. There is no guarantee that every one of these cars was built in UK—some may have been built elsewhere in the EU. This is true of a further 114 cars of other makes on the fleet also shown above as built in UK. Disproportionate cost would be involved in trying to establish individually where all these units were manufactured.
For information on cars provided by the Government Car and Despatch Agency I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Answer which will be provided by my right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office.