HC Deb 25 June 2002 vol 387 cc846-7W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of ministerial cars for his Department was in each year from 1995 to 2001 and from 1 January 2002 to date. [61428]

Mr. Lammy

The information requested is shown in the table.

Ministerial car costs—by yea
£
Actual costs
April 1995 to March 1996 289,733
April 1996 to March 1997 297,691
April 1997 to March 1998 316,572
April 1998 to March 1999 317,209
April 1999 to March 2000 400,792
April 2000 to March 2001 372,090
April 2001 to March 2002 358,661
January 2002 to date 169,018
of which included in 2001–02 year: 135,989
of which 2002 year to date: 33,029
Total 2,385,776

The increase from 1999 has been partly due to an additional ministerial post.