§ Norman BakerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will list the(a) make of and (b) engine size of and (c) type of fuel used by each official car, broken down by holder. [134366]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe cars available to Ministers and others are set out in "Travel by Ministers". A breakdown of the car fleet is set out in the GCDA annual report and accounts which is available in the Library of the House. For reasons of security, it would not be appropriate to provide the details of cars used by individual holders.
§ Norman BakerTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanism exists to identify the improper use of Government cars; what procedure is used to notify the user of improper use; and on how many occasions this procedure has been used since 1 May 1997. [134492]
§ Mr. AlexanderGuidance to Ministers on the use of Government cars is set out in "Travel by Ministers". Similar rules apply to other office holders. As Travel by Ministers makes clear, individual Ministers are responsible for justifying their actions and decisions to Parliament.