§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many road vehicles are operated by the Department and its agencies; how many personal injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by the Department have occurred within each of the last five years; and what the Department's policy is for managing work-related road safety.[185912]
§ Mr. LeslieMy Department and its agencies currently have a total of 559 road vehicles within its fleet.
The provision of vehicles for ministers and the judiciary is through the use of The Government Car and Dispatch Agency, who will provide a response separately.
Within each of the last five years, the number of personal injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by my Department are recorded as follows:
- 1999–2000—9
- 2000–01—12
- 2001–02—5
- 2002–03—11
- 2003–04—5
My Department's road safety policy is currently covered by the general duty of care within the Department's main Health and Safety policy. [185912]