To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department are entitled to the use of a (i) car with a dedicated driver, (ii) car from the Government car pool and (iii) taxi ordered through a departmental account.

Civil servants, including special advisers, may use a taxi or Government car in properly defined circumstances. Information about the use of taxis and government cars for the most senior civil servants are published on a quarterly basis at www.gov.uk.