HC Deb 12 December 1988 vol 143 c407W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail by make and model the vehicles allocated to each of the Ministers in his Department.

Mr. Chope

Ministers in the Department of Environment have been allocated vehicles as follows:

  • Secretary of State—Rover 827
  • Minister for Local Government—Austin Rover Montego
  • Minister for Housing, Environment and Countryside—Ford Sierra Sapphire
  • Minister for Water and Planning—Austin Rover Montego
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Mr. Trippier)—Austin Rover Montego
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Mr. Chope)—Austin Rover Montego (temporarily allocated a Rover Fastback 820 on trial)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Mrs. Bottomley)—Vauxhall Cavalier
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (The Hon. Colin Moynihan)—Ford Sierra Sapphire

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if there exists any hierarchy in terms of vehicle allocation for Secretaries of State, Ministers of State and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries.

Mr. Chope

Cabinet Ministers, unless security reasons demand otherwise, are allocated Austin Rover 820 series vehicles. Other Ministers are allocated Austin Rover Montegos, or equivalent models.