HC Deb 28 June 1999 vol 334 cc26-7W
Mr. Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many officials in his Department are directly employed promoting walking policies; and what proportion this figure represents of the total number of people employed by his Department. [88163]

Ms Glenda Jackson

Work in support of walking policies, including research, accounts for the whole of one post and a significant part of nine others. On 1 April 1999 there were 3,450 full-time equivalent civil servants working in DETR (Central).