§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cost in each year since 1979 to date of the Government car service; and how many Ministers are currently eligible for a chauffeured car.
§ Mr. ChopeDepartmental records for the period 1979 to 1982 are no longer available.
The cost of providing the Government car service to Ministers was as follows:
£ thousand 1982–83 1,595 1983–84 1,745 1984–85 1,844 1985–86 2,125 1986–871 1,726 1 To 31 December 1986. All Ministers are eligible for a chauffeuured car and the Government car service currently provides chauffer driven services to 80 Ministers.