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Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative) on Friday, 12 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 18 December 2014 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Public Sector: Car Allowances

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which groups of employees in the public sector are reimbursed for official use of private cars at a higher rate than 45 pence per mile and why.

Answer

The Cabinet Office does not hold the information requested.

In the Civil Service, departments and agencies have delegated authority to determine their own policy on the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by their staff on official business, subject to the rules in Chapter 8 of the Civil Service Management Code: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3694
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Public sector Car allowances
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk