Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-38826 · Session 6

What rules were in place in relation to ministerial use of the Government Car Service in 2007, and when any changes to those rules occurred.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 18 Jun 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what rules were in place in relation to ministerial use of the Government Car Service in 2007, and when any changes to those rules occurred.

The answer

Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 Jul 2025 · 19 days after it was lodged, on time

Use of the Government Car Service is governed by the Ministerial Code. The version in 2007 can be found on the National Records of Scotland archive here:https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20180130052300mp_/http:/www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/47133/0024899.pdf.There has been several subsequent iterations of the ministerial code which can be found at the following links:2008 – https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20170408064113mp_/http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/276226/0082926.pdf2011 – https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20180126015215mp_/http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/364058/0123666.pdf2015
- https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20170901063828/http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/06/2562/downloads2016
- https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241102232007/http://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2016-edition/2018
- https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241027204754/https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2018-edition/2023
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2023-edition/2024
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-ministerial-code-2024-edition/

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-38826 by reference.