Question follow-through · 7014

Scotland Office: Official Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) ac

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
11 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answers of 6 September 2024 to Questions 2306 and 2308 on Ministers: Official Cars, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) been allocated a dedicated vehicle and (ii) ac

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Scotland Office uses a vehicle provided by the Government Car Service (GCS) under a contract agreed by the previous government. The car is a Jaguar i-Pace and is an electric vehicle. The total annual cost of the contract (excluding VAT) is £86,347.44.

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Later records

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