Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many cyclists have been prosecuted for cycling on footpaths in the London Royal Parks in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [HL2766]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency. As its Chief Executive, William Weston, has not yet taken up his appointment, I have asked the Agency's Head of Policy, Viviane Robertson, to reply on his behalf.
Letter to Lord Berkeley from the Head of Policy of the Royal Parks Agency, Viviane Robertson, dated 5 July 2000.
As the new Chief Executive does not take up his post until 10 July, I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to reply to your parliamentary Question about the number of cyclists prosecuted for cycling on footpaths in the Royal Parks, because this is an operational matter for which the agency is responsible.
Neither the Royal Parks Agency nor the Royal Parks Constabulary can supply figures for the number of prosecutions. I have asked for the figures from the Office of the Attorney General and will write to you with them as soon as I have them.