HC Deb 18 January 2002 vol 378 cc516-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the cost of(a) ministerial cars and drivers and (b) taxis for her Department in each of the last four years. [27903]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Nick Matheson, Chief Executive of the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) which provides ministerial cars and drivers, will be writing separately in response to part(a) of this question.

It is not possible, even at disproportionate cost, to provide an estimate of the cost of taxis used within my Department in each of the last four years.