Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for (a) his Department and (b) each agency of his Department, what proportion of staff in the 2018 People Survey reported that during the past 12 months they had personally experienced (a) discrimination and (b) bullying or harassment at work.
The table below provides details on the proportion of 2018 People Survey respondents who indicated that they had personally experienced discrimination or bullying/harassment during the past 12 months:
| Discrimination | Bullying or harassment |
DfTc | 10% | 10% |
DVLA | 10% | 8% |
DVSA | 18% | 20% |
MCA | 13% | 15% |
VCA | 13% | 16% |
The Department does not tolerate any form of bullying, harassment and discrimination, and where it occurs it is essential that it is reported and tackled appropriately and effectively.
As part of the Department’s Inclusion Strategy, during this year the Department has taken several actions to address bullying and harassment: