Written Question · S1W-15475 · Session 1
How much was spent on fuel for ministerial cars in each month from July 2000 to April 2001.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on fuel for ministerial cars in each month from July 2000 to April 2001.
The answer
The monthly expenditure on fuel for the Government Car Service (Scotland) (GCS) since July 2000 is shown in the following table (details of expenditure for April 2001 are not yet available as invoices have still to be received):Month | Expenditure (£)
July 2000 | 2,715
August 2000 | 2,150
September 2000 | 1,378
October 2000 | 1,930
November 2000 | 2,187
December 2000 | 1,261
January 2001 | 1,431
February 2001 | 1,177
March 2001 | 2,450
The GCS provides or arranges car transport for the Scottish Ministers, Ministers of UK Government Departments when in Scotland, officials and visiting dignitaries. The same vehicle may be used to transport several different individuals on any given day. It is not therefore possible to identify separately the fuel costs for journeys made by Scottish Ministers.Since 1 August 2000 all GCS cars have been dual fuel which enables them to be run, whenever possible, on liquid petroleum gas (lpg) instead of unleaded petrol. Lpg is a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to unleaded petrol.When demand exceeds available GCS capacity, private hire cars and drivers are engaged from companies with which the GCS has standing arrangements. The cost of fuel is not separately identified within the cost of private hire cars.
July 2000 | 2,715
August 2000 | 2,150
September 2000 | 1,378
October 2000 | 1,930
November 2000 | 2,187
December 2000 | 1,261
January 2001 | 1,431
February 2001 | 1,177
March 2001 | 2,450
The GCS provides or arranges car transport for the Scottish Ministers, Ministers of UK Government Departments when in Scotland, officials and visiting dignitaries. The same vehicle may be used to transport several different individuals on any given day. It is not therefore possible to identify separately the fuel costs for journeys made by Scottish Ministers.Since 1 August 2000 all GCS cars have been dual fuel which enables them to be run, whenever possible, on liquid petroleum gas (lpg) instead of unleaded petrol. Lpg is a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to unleaded petrol.When demand exceeds available GCS capacity, private hire cars and drivers are engaged from companies with which the GCS has standing arrangements. The cost of fuel is not separately identified within the cost of private hire cars.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-15475 by reference.