HC Deb 24 February 1949 vol 461 cc330-1W
103. Mr. Erroll

asked the Minister of Supply under what terms and conditions and by whom, cars belonging to the Official Car Services may be used on repayment.

Mr. J. Freeman

The following individuals or bodies are allowed to use cars belonging to the Official Car Services on repayment:

At home

  1. (1) Ministers of Cabinet rank, who have an official car, can use the car for private purposes. The charge is 1s. a mile.
  2. (2) Commonwealth and Colonial Governments, Regional Hospital Boards, Hospital Management Committees, Medical Research Council, Council of Industrial Design, Raw Cotton Commission, Forestry Commission, East Kilbride 331 Development Corporation, Rural Industries Bureau, National Association for Mental Health, New Towns Development Corporation. The normal charge is 9s. 2d. an hour or 1s. 9d. a mile, whichever is the greater.
  3. (3) The staff of the, House of Commons can be taken home in official cars when the House sits after public transport has stopped. The charge is 1s. 5d. a mile.

Abroad

When an Official Car Services Pool is provided for a British Delegation at a Conference abroad, e.g., the United Nations Assembly in Paris, cars are provided for Commonwealth and Colonial Delegations if they so desire. The charges vary according to the cost of the Pool.