§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [52666]
§ Mr. Mandelson[holding answer 28 July 1998]: Full parking facilities for cycles are available for the Department and each Agency as shown in the table.
Location Parking facilities Departmental HQ buildings All offices Departmental buildings outside London All offices Employment Service Agency 11 out of 29 offices Insolvency Service 14 out of 33 offices NMWL Yes (one office) The Patent Office All offices Radio Communications Agency 6 out of 22 offices (but all could provide storage if required) Companies House All offices
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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. [52667]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 28 July 1998]: The proportion of staff cycling to work is set out in the table. Measures to increase that proportion are being developed in the context of the preparation of the Department's green Transport policy.
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Location Percentage Departmental HQ buildings 4 Departmental buildings outside London 4 Employment Service Agency 3 Insolvency Service 3 NMWL 19
Location Percentage The Patent Office 1 Radio Communications Agency 2 Companies House 2
§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 27 July 1998,Official Report, column 55, if he will make a statement on the security reasons prohibiting the leaving of bicycles around his Department's offices. [53903]
§ Mr. MandelsonThe proximity of my Department's offices to the Palace of Westminster and to other sensitive locations requires us to take a number of precautions such as this.