§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the Prime Minister what the cost of chauffeur-driven cars used by his Department was in each of the past five years. [5864]
§ The Prime MinisterNo No. 10 staff, other than the Prime Minister, have a car and driver allocated for their use. The total costs of this allocated car, including security costs, Government car service cars allocated to No. 10 and GCS cars on short-term hire were as follows:
- 1992–93: £470,000
- 1993–94: £450,000
- 1994–95: £380,000.
- These costs exclude VAT.
The figures for earlier years arc available only at disproportionate cost.