Written Question · S2W-25231 · Session 2
What the cost of motor insurance was for (a) each police force, (b) each fire service, (c) the ambulance service and (d) the prison service…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of motor insurance was for (a) each police force, (b) each fire service, (c) the ambulance service and (d) the prison service in each year since 2001.
The answer
Information on the cost of motorinsurance for police forces and the fire and rescue authorities is not held centrally.As an agency of the Scottish Executive Justice Department, the Scottish Prison Servicehas Crown immunity in respect of insurance of vehicles. Figures for the motor insurancecosts of the Scottish Ambulance Service are given in the following table.
Motor Insurance Costs of the Scottish Ambulance Service, 2001-02 to 2005-06
Year
| Costs (£)
2001-02
| 508,094
2002-03
| 623,343
2003-04
| 691,641
2004-05
| 784,270
2005-061
| 258,714
Note: 1. There was a reductionin motor insurance costs for 2005-06 because the Scottish Ambulance Service changedthe way it insured its vehicles.
Motor Insurance Costs of the Scottish Ambulance Service, 2001-02 to 2005-06
Year
| Costs (£)
2001-02
| 508,094
2002-03
| 623,343
2003-04
| 691,641
2004-05
| 784,270
2005-061
| 258,714
Note: 1. There was a reductionin motor insurance costs for 2005-06 because the Scottish Ambulance Service changedthe way it insured its vehicles.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-25231 by reference.