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Scotland Office: Official Cars

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeScotland OfficeTabled Answered 11 October 2024UIN 7014

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) access to use of a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service; what the (A) make, (B) model and (C) fuel type is for each car; and what the budget was for those cars in the 2024-25 financial year.

Answered by Ian Murray

The Scotland Office uses a vehicle provided by the Government Car Service (GCS) under a contract agreed by the previous government. The car is a Jaguar i-Pace and is an electric vehicle. The total annual cost of the contract (excluding VAT) is £86,347.44.

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