§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the numbers of motor vehicles and motor cycles officially used in royal parks and for what purposes; and how their numbers and functions compare with those of 1966 and 1976.
§ Mr. TraceyFigures are not available for years before 1976. The numbers of official motor vehicles and motor cycles used in the royal parks in 1976 and 1986 are set out below, together with their broad functions. The figures do not include the Metropolitan police vehicles used for policing Hyde park.
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1976 1986 Parks vehicles Estate cars/cars for management staff 9 15 Small vans for carriage of personnel and small tools 16 9 Lorries for carriage of large loads/machinery 17 23 Land Rovers for non-roads use, gamekeeping and a fire tender 13 10 Royal parks constabulary Estate car 1 1 Personnel carriers/dog carriers 10 16
1976 1986 Land Rovers 4 1 Motor cycles for patrol work 9 8 TOTAL 79 83