HC Deb 23 May 1980 vol 985 cc428-9W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in furtherance of the Government's declared policies of saving public funds expenditure, he will introduce a system of charges to the top civil servants when using the Government car services for their personal and private use, on non-official occasions.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

No. The Government car service cars are not made available to senior civil servants for their personal and private use.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many top civil servants are using the Government car service to collect and take them from the railway stations and their offices and vice versa; what their Civil Service rankings are; and what are their annual salaries.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Twelve senior civil servants of permanent secretary grade use the Government car service regularly for journeys between railway station and their office. The salary range for this grade is £26,000 to £31,000 per annum.