Home Office: Official Cars
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her 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 Dame Diana Johnson
The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles to its ministerial cadre/officials, as under previous administrations, and the arrangements relating to the use of these vehicles is set out in the Ministerial Code and the Civil Service Management Code.
The Home Office has been allocated three vehicles including allocated and shared vehicles. For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The average cost to a Department for a single DPC (Department Pool Car) in 2024/25 financial year is £108K per annum.
There has been no change in this policy since the general election.
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