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Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 9 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 February 2006 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Departmental Vehicles

Question
To ask the Solicitor-General how many cars are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department; what models the cars are; what type of petrol each model requires; and what the fuel efficiency is of each model.
Answer

None of the Law Officers' Departments owns any cars.The Crown Prosecution Service leases 18 vehicles from LoydsTSB Autolease whose fleet contains the vehicle models/type petrol consumption shown in the following chart. The fuel efficiency figures for these vehicles are not known.

Car model Type of petrol
Citroen Berlingo Van 1.4i 600 LX Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Transit 260 SWB low-roof 2.3L Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Transit 280 SWB low-roof 2.3L Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Transit 280 SWB low-roof 2.3L Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Transit Connect Van 200 SWB 1.8L D/ TEC L Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Transit Connect Van 210 LWB 1.8L Liquefied petroleum gas
Ford Galaxy 5 door 7ST 2.3i LX Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Astravan 1.6 Twinport LS Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Astravan 1.6 Twinport Envoy Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Astravan 1.6i LS Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Combo Van 1700 1.6 Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Combo Van 1700 1.6 Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Combo Van 1700 1.6 Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Combo Van 1700 1.6 Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6i 16v Life Liquefied petroleum gas
Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 Dti Estate Diesel

HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office, Serious Fraud Office, Treasury Solicitor's Department and Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers do not lease any cars.For vehicles provided to Government Departments by the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA), my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport has asked the chief executive of the GCDA to write to the hon. member with the information requested.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41354; 442 c1801W;442 c1801W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 06/416
Thursday, 16 February 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Consumption Cars Government departments Fuels Motor vehicles Petrol Vehicles Solicitor General
Link
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