Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the annual cost to the Department of the car service for Ministers; and how many vehicles are involved.
§ Sir John WheelerThe cost of providing cars for Ministers during the 1992–93 financial year was just over £856,000. Ministers do not all have exclusive use of a car; these costs therefore include private hire cars and supplement the four cars provided by the Government car service. They also include the cost of cars provided by the Royal Ulster Constabulary for Ministers when they are in Northern Ireland.