§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many officials within his Department are directly employed in developing rural transport policy; and what proportion this figure represents of the total number of people employed by his Department. [105280]
§ Mr. HillA large number of officials throughout my Department and the Government offices are responsible for rural transport policy as part of the developing integrated transport strategy and rural White Paper process. In addition, the Countryside Agency administers some transport grants on our behalf, offers advice and is involved in working with the Department on rural transport pilots.