Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.

At the time of the 2014 Survey the Department for Transport comprised a central department and five executive agencies as follows:

· Highways Agency

· Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

· Maritime & Coastguard Agency

· Vehicle Certification Agency

· Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

The survey collated answers from 11,414 respondents. Out of these, 1,523 declared a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability.

a) In the 2014 People Survey, 23% (350) of Department for Transport respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.

b) 10% of Department for Transport respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.