§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many road vehicles are operated by the Department and its agencies; how many personal494W injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by the Department have occurred within each of the last five years; and what the Department's policy is for managing work-related road safety. [185913]
§ Estelle MorrisDCMS does not operate any road vehicles. The Royal Parks operates a total of 42 road vehicles in managing and policing the eight Royal Parks: 22 cars are available for use by horticultural and office staff for operational purposes; 15 cars and vans, four motor cycles and one horse box are employed on the policing side.
No personal injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by the Agency have been reported within the last five years.
The Royal Parks policy on managing work-related road safety is encompassed within its overall Health and Safety policy, as required by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This commits the Agency to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of its staff, and others affected by its activities; when a risk associated with work related road safety is identified by risk assessment it is dealt with accordingly.