HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 c740W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of staff in his Department are dedicated to(a) roads, (b) rail, (c) aviation and (d) other forms of transport. [40205]

Dr. Whitehead

The tables give the proportion of permanent and casual staff (full-time equivalents) who are dedicated to(a) roads, (b) rail, (c) aviation and (d) other forms of transport, for DTLR (C) including GOs and the DTLR agencies. It takes no account of staff employed by other bodies, such as the Strategic Rail Authority, the Office of Rail Regulator or the Civil Aviation Authority.

This information excludes staff working on cross modal transport issues.

DTLR(C) and GOs—4,270 staff
Percentage
Roads 11.5
Rail 1.9
Aviation 4.4
Other forms of transport 5.0
Total 22.8
Executive agencies—13,070 staff
Percentage
Roads1 78.7
Rail 0
Aviation 0
Other forms of transport2 8
Total 86.7
1 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driving Standards Agency, Highways Agency, Vehicle Certification Agency and Vehicle Inspectorate.
2 Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

All total figures are based on the Cabinet Office staff in post and diversity statistics for October 2001, published on 21 February 2002.

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