Question reference: S6W-00463
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost for ministerial travel, including car fleet purchasing and maintenance, is for 2021-22, and how this compares with actual spend on this in each of the last five years.
Answer
Estimated costs for the Government Car Service (GCS), including purchasing and maintenance, for 2021-22 and actual spend for each of the last 5 years, are provided in the following table.
Year | Total cost (1) |
16-17 | £ 1,125,173 |
17-18 | £ 1,248,912 |
18-19 | £ 1,556,863 |
19-20 | £ 1,685,164 |
20-21 | £ 1,369,852 |
21-22 (2) | £ 1,375,695 |
1. Costs include fuel, maintenance, private hire, staff, travel and subsistence and vehicle procurement.
2. Estimated costs – budgets not formally agreed.