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Written questions by Dewhirst.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Charlie Dewhirst this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.

Department:All (845)Cabinet Office (259)Treasury (118)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (67)Home Office (51)Department of Health and Social Care (41)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (40)Ministry of Defence (40)Department for Business and Trade (35)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (31)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (26)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (24)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (22)

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30 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7022 on Home Office: Official Cars, if she will publish a list of senior officials with access to a government car.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

30 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answers of 14 October 2024 to Questions 7031 and 7032 on Department for Transport: Official Cars, which senior officials in her Department have access to a government car; and whether those officials had that access before the general election.

Reply

The Government Car Service (GCS) offers vehicles to government departments as a shared resource. Each department independently determines the allocation of these vehicles.The arrangements relating to the using of vehicles in the Government Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code.There has been no change in this policy since the general election.

30 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7000 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Official Cars, what proportion of journeys taken in a shared vehicle from the Government Car Service by (a) him and (b) Ministers in his Department were in an electric car in the latest month for which information is available.

Reply

The Government Car service (GCS) provides vehicles to a number of Government departments. Due to logistical and operational reasons the type of vehicles deployed at each department can vary on a daily or weekly basis. The vehicle fuel type can vary depending on which car has been allocated to cover on that day. Generally, the cars are electric or hybrid.

30 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6999 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, if he will publish a list of senior officials in his Department with access to a government car.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of car allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7013 on Northern Ireland Office: Official Cars, which organisation provides official cars for his Department's transport in Great Britain.

Reply

For security reasons, the Northern Ireland Office is unable to disclose specific details on car travel for Ministers and officials in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

29 Oct 2024·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
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Which organisation provides for official cars for Government transport in Northern Ireland.

Reply

For security reasons, the Northern Ireland Office is unable to disclose specific details on car travel for Ministers and officials in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

29 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7024 on Ministry of Justice: Official Cars, how many of the five vehicles are electric cars.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Attorney General·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7035 on Attorney General: Official Cars, whether either of the two vehicles are electric cars.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 7017 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Official Cars, if he will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether those senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7020 on Treasury: Official Cars, what form of vehicular transport does the Chancellor of the Exchequer use to travel on official business; and what was the cost of this transport in (a) July 2024, (b) August 2024, (c) September 2024 and (d) October 2024.

Reply

We do not comment on the specific arrangements in place for the Chancellor because of security.

29 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7025 on Ministry of Justice: Official Cars, which specific senior officials in the Department have use of the five cars; and whether these senior officials had access to a government car before the general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7021 on Treasury: Official Cars, whether the Car Service in her Department is provided to senior officials for departmental travel.

Reply

HM Treasury has one departmental car that is available to the Chief Secretary or other junior ministers for official travel. HM Treasury follows the guidance set out by the Propriety and Ethics team in the Cabinet Office on use by Senior Officials.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 7016 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Official Cars, whether either of the two vehicles are electric cars.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7030 on Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether those senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7001 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Official Cars, which specific senior officials in his Department have use of the two cars; and whether those senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

The two official cars DESNZ currently contracts with the Government Car Service are and have been for the use of Ministers.

29 Oct 2024·Attorney General·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7035 on Attorney General: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether these senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7028 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether these senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 7026 on Department for Education: Official Cars, if she will name which specific senior officials have access to a Government car; and whether these senior officials had access to a Government car before the 2024 general election.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

29 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7020 on Treasury: Official Cars, whether the car is an electric car.

Reply

Due to driver working patterns HM Treasury’s pool car is not always the same make and model. Cars used include ones that are electric, plug-in hybrid petrol or hybrid petrol.

29 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7029 on Department for Work and Pensions: Official Cars, whether the vehicle is an electric car.

Reply

For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.

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