Robert Goodwill corrected a written answer on Department for Transport: Official Cars
Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South) asked written question 15016 on 5 November 2015. Mr Robert Goodwill answered on 10 November 2015 for the Department for Transport, and Mr Robert Goodwill corrected the answer on 18 March 2016. The corrected text adds the figures 227, £20.956m, £6.325m, which the original did not give. Altogether 97 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in his Department have been entitled to use the Government Car Service in each year since 2009-10.
Original and corrected answer
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| | | | | | | | During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars: 2009-10 | 4 2010-11 | 4 2011-12 | 4 2012-13 | 4 2013-14 | 4 2014-15 | 5 2015-16 | 5 As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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