Justice written question – answered at on 24 January 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Ministerial cars have been used by his Department since May 2010.
Between May and September 2010, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) was allocated four cars to its Ministers. This was supplemented by the use of pool cars as needed.
Since September 2010, I have an allocated car, which other departmental Ministers are expected to make use of, before calling on the car pool. It is unfortunately not possible to identify how many different cars have been used by MOJ Ministers since September 2010.
The Home Office provides the arrangements in relation to the Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice, who also has ministerial responsibilities at the Ministry of Justice.
The Government's policy is that Ministers may make use of the Government Car Service (GCS) under the terms of the new Ministerial Code, published on
"the number of Ministers with allocated cars and drivers will be kept to a minimum, taking into account security and other relevant considerations. Other Ministers will be entitled to use cars from the Government Car Service Pool as needed".
Ministers are permitted to use an official car for official business and for home to office journeys within a reasonable distance of London on the understanding that they would normally be carrying classified papers on which they would be working. Where practicable, Ministers are encouraged to use public transport.
The Ministerial Code is available on the Cabinet Office website.
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