HC Deb 03 August 1978 vol 955 cc724-5W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the numbers of vehicles, drivers and the cost of upkeep of the Government pooled car services in July 1974 and at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Marks

The information is as follows:

July 1974
Cars 417
Drivers 339
July 1978
Cars 275
Drivers 246

Financial figures for either date are not available on a comparable basis. The total cost of running the service in 1977–78 was £2.7 million.