§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is, for the latest and most convenient date, the number of ex-Ministers including Prime Ministers who are now supplied with a Government car and driver; and what are the total costs of these cars, including servicing, insurance and other costs.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergFive. The cars are provided from a pool of cars available for use by Ministers and senior civil servants and individual costs are not kept. The current gross average cost of each car is estimated to be about £13,400 per annum.