Department for Transport written question – answered at on 22 June 2020.
Edward Davey
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury), Acting Leader, Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Social Justice)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Government Car Service departmental pool cars are allocated to each Department; and what the fuel type is of each car.
Chris Heaton-Harris
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The table below lists the number of Departmental Pool Cars allocated to each Government Department including fuel type:
Department | Number of Cars | Fuel Type |
Cabinet Office | 3 | Battery Electric |
Cabinet Office | 3 | Diesel |
Cabinet Office | 1 | Petrol |
BEIS | 2 | Petrol Hybrid |
BEIS | 1 | Battery Electric |
BEIS | 1 | Petrol |
MHCLG | 4 | Petrol Hybrid |
DCMS | 1 | Battery Electric |
DCMS | 2 | Petrol Hybrid |
DCMS | 1 | Petrol |
DEFRA | 1 | Petrol Hybrid |
DEFRA | 1 | Petrol |
DFE | 1 | Battery Electric |
DFE | 1 | Petrol |
DFID | 1 | Battery Electric |
DFID | 1 | Petrol Hybrid |
DfT | 3 | Petrol Hybrid |
DfT | 1 | Battery Electric |
DHSC | 2 | Petrol Hybrid |
DHSC | 1 | Petrol |
DHSC | 1 | Battery Electric |
HMT | 1 | Battery Electric |
HMT | 1 | Petrol |
Home Office | 4 | Petrol Hybrid |
AGO | 1 | Battery Electric |
AGO | 1 | Petrol Hybrid |
DIT | 1 | Battery Electric |
DIT | 1 | Petrol |
DWP | 2 | Diesel |
With the support of DfT, the Government Car Service (GCS) is replacing its fleet with Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) as vehicles become due for replacement. Currently 48% of the GCS fleet is now either battery electric, petrol/electric hybrid or hydrogen, and we are actively looking at options to accelerate this transition.
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No5 people think not
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Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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