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<p>Please see below in relation to fleet mileage and numbers. Figures for the fleet
mileage for the financial year 2023/2024 are not available. This is due to the legacy
reporting system used by GCS no longer being supported by the Department for Transports
IT suite. Figures for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 are available as they have had been
produced in previous years. The figures for fleet numbers have been collated manually.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet
mileage</p></td><td><p>793,836.00</p></td><td><p>838,113.00</p></td><td><p>Unavailable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No.
of vehicles</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Given the ongoing security context, demand for Ministerial cars has
naturally increased. New cars are also purchased before older models are disposed
of to ensure operational resilience and we anticipate at least 10 cars will be disposed
of in the coming months. Our budget for new cars has remained consistent over recent
years and we continue to take into account value for money for the taxpayer, bearing
down on costs wherever possible.</p><p> </p>
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