Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 18 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 May 2009. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Departmental Official Cars

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles over six years old are (a) owned and (b) leased by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies.

Answer

The requested information on cars owned or leased over six-years-old is provided in the table.

Organisational unit	(a) Owned	(b) Leased
Central Department
DFT HQ	0	0
Air Accidents Investigation Branch	0	0
Marine Accident Investigation Branch	0	0
Rail Accident Investigation Branch	0	0

Driving Standards Agency	24	0
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	0	0
Government Car and Despatch Agency	7	0
Highways Agency	237	0
Maritime and Coastguard Agency	223	0
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency	125	0
Vehicle Certification Agency	2	0

The Government Car and Despatch Agency provide vehicles for to a number of Government Departments.

Secondary information