HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 cc217-8W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [52672]

Mrs. Liddell

The Treasury has 60 covered cycle parking spaces in the GOGGS building in Parliament Street and 5 in the satellite office in Allington Towers. Information for the Chancellor's other Departments and agencies is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [52673]

Mrs. Liddell

From an analysis of the number of cycles stored in the department's buildings, it appears that approximately 5 per cent. of Treasury employees cycled to work. A more detailed figure could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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.