§ 71. Mr. Pageasked the Postmaster-General how many employees in his Department are entitled to receive payment for use of a private car on official business at authorised users' rate; what is that rate; and how much was paid under this heading by his Department during a recent convenient 12 monthly period.
§ Mr. MarplesThere are 4,900 authorised users. The rates for journeys for which public transport is not a feasible alternative vary according to milage run from 7¾d. to 4¾d. per mile for small cars and from 9¼d. to 6¼d. a mile for cars of over 10 h.p. The total cost for a recent period of twelve months was just over £480,000.