HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 cc177-8W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what parking facilities for cycles exist at each office or site for which his Department is responsible and for each agency for which he is responsible. [52678]

Ms Jowell

All of the buildings and sites for which the Department has management responsibility have facilities for cycle storage either in the form of dedicated spaces (for example cycle racks), by the provision of secure areas, or by arrangement with landlords, as shown in the table. In the majority of buildings additional cycle parking is available in the car park.

Building Dedicated cycle spaces
Richmond House, London, SW1A 18
Skipton House, London, SE1 35
Wellington House, London, SE1 25
Market Towers, London, SW8 4
Eileen House, London, SE1 10
Hannibal House, London, SE1 1
West Riding House, Leeds 2
Building Dedicated cycle spaces
Trevelyan Square, Leeds 8
Capital Drive, Milton Keynes 4
Premier Buildings, Lancashire 3
Bartholomew House, Birmingham 3
John Snow House, Durham 4
Maid Marion House, Nottingham 4
Hasketh House, Lancashire 79
Millennium Park, Warrington 3
Westward House, Bristol 3
J. Rothschilde House, Nottingham 3
Glenthorne Youth Treatment Centre, Birmingham 20
Berkley Square, Bristol 4
1 Shares Skipton House facilities
2 Cycle parking available in landlord's underground car park
3 Parking available in car park
4 Secure area available for parking cycles

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the employees of his Department and of the employees of each agency for which he is responsible cycle to work; and what measures he plans to increase that proportion. [52679]

Ms Jowell

No information is available on the proportion of the Department's employees who cycle to work. Measures to increase the proportion of employees cycling to work are being considered as part of the development of green transport plans for buildings occupied by the Department and its agencies.