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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on (a) provision of parking spaces for civil servants and (b) parking tickets and penalties incurred by civil servants in the Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997. [213831] Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established in May 2002. Car parking spaces are provided for staff (including those with disabilities) and visitors. For the buildings of both the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its predecessors, the car parking spaces are included in the rent of each building and this element cannot be separated from the overall cost. Civil servants in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are personally responsible for meeting the cost of any parking tickets and penalties they may incur. Since May 2002 one fine costing £50 has been paid by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. This was as a result of a Government Car and Despatch Agency car being used by a member of staff incurring a penalty charge. The value of any fines incurred prior to the establishment of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. This answer does not include information pertaining to Government Offices, who carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1147W; 213831

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Fixed penalties Expenditure Government departments Parking Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Link

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