HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 cc1785-6W
John Barrett

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what percentage of official vehicles used by the Department are run on (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) liquid petroleum gas and (d) compressed natural gas. [172772]

Mr. Lammy

The Government as a whole have signed up to various targets for improving the performance of their own vehicle fleet, details of which, together with reports on each Department's progress towards these targets are available at www.sustainable-development.gov.uk

The Government Car Service provides my Departments" ministerial vehicles. Detailed information on the breakdown of GCS vehicle fleet is being provided separately.

The percentage of official vehicles used by my Department that run on the above fuel types are as follows:

2003–04
Number Percentage
Cars
Petrol 22 4.09
Diesel 499 92.75
LPG1 17 3.16
Natural gas 0 0
Total 538 100
Vans (<3.5t)
Petrol 0 0
Diesel 1 100
LPG/natural gas1 0 0
Total 1 100
Heavy vehicles (<3.5t)
Petrol 0 0
Diesel 0 0
LPG/natural gas1 0 0
Total 0 100
1 LPG—Dual Fuel (unleaded petrol and liquid petroleum gas) vehicles.