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Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 April 2021 (named day). It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 April 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Taxis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much each of the armed services has spent on hired cars in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) vehicle lease and hire in the UK, Germany and Northern Europe is primarily covered by the Phoenix II contract with Babcock Land Limited. The costs to the MOD of vehicle hire through the contract are recorded by Top Level Budget (TLB) area, rather than by armed service. The following table provides the costs for vehicle hires, including self-drive cars, those with drivers and specialist vehicles such as those modified to support people with disabilities:

Top Level Budget

FY2016/17

FY2017/18

FY2018/19

FY2019/20

FY2020/21

TLB

£million (ex VAT)

£million(ex VAT)

£million(ex VAT)

£million(ex VAT)

£million(ex VAT)

Air Command

0.470

0.532

0.764

1.914

0.524

Land Command

1.313

3.323

3.778

4.551

1.874

Navy Command

1.184

0.719

0.876

1.122

0.615

Other TLBs

2.772

4.966

5.095

6.600

7.317

Total:

5.739

9.540

10.513

14.187

10.330

This does not include any local unit level arrangements that might also be in place outside of this contract, for which data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
174738
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Armed forces Expenditure Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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