Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 2 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 1998. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 1998 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, what is his estimate of the cost of (a) Ministerial cars and drivers and (b) the Department's bill for taxis in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98 to date and (iv) 1997-98 full year. - Inc table (holding answer 5 February 1998).

Answer: Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Prime Minister what is his estimate of the cost of (a) Ministerial cars and drivers and (b) the Department's bill for taxis in (i) 1995- 96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98 to date and (iv) 1997-98 full year. [27806] The Prime Minister: [holding answer 5 February 1998]: Records of the cost of cars and drivers for my Office are shown below. Figures for taxis were not recorded separately until the current year. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Cars Taxi 1995-96 414,269 -- 1996-97 373,930 -- 1997 to date 252,164 3,947 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. It is not our normal practice to provide an estimated outturn for the full year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27806; 306 c18-9W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Costs Fares Government departments Prime Minister Taxis Travel Official cars
Contains statistics: Yes