Brigadier Clarkeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he calculated 1s. 2d. a mile as being an adequate sum for Ministries to pay for ministerial cars, used for private purposes; and if this sum includes waiting time.
§ Mr. Gaitskell1s. 2d. is the estimated average additional cost per mile arising out of the occasional use of Ministers' cars for unofficial purposes. It is based on an analysis of costs made early in 1950 and adjusted for subsequent increases in the cost of fuel and tyres. The charge covers waiting time.