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<p><del class="ministerial">I am committed to ensuring that the trains enter service
as planned. Contractual details regarding any compensation is commercially confidential.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers
have been entitled to use Government cars:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2009-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2010-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2011-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2012-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2013-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2014-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2015-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins
class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As a result of a series
of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs
have fallen from £20.956m in 2010/11 to £6.325m in 2014/15. During the same period
the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.</ins></p>
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