§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what targets the Government have set for reducing death and injuries to Government employees at work while on the road. [666691
§ Mr. AlexanderI have been asked to reply as Minister for the Civil Service.
No specific targets have been set for reducing deaths and injuries to civil servants at work while on the road The Government and Health and Safety Commission have, however, set a broad based target to reduce the rate of all fatal and major injury accidents by 10 per cent. by 2010. This target covers all accidents reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Deaths and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. This includes the reporting of accidents to employees at work on the road, but not generally work-related traffic accidents.
A high level forum has also been established to explore ways in which the civil service can act as an exemplar for reducing all accidents to its employees.