Question follow-through · 7015
Scotland Office: Official Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since
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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
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials; what the policy was on 24 May 2024; and which senior officials have been granted access to the service since
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Scotland Office follows the policy of the Government Car Service on the allocation of Government Car Service cars to senior officials under a contract agreed by the previous government. This states that the Department can make the Service available fo...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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