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Welsh taxpayers pick up parking charges for Assembly workers
publication date: Jul 2, 2009
NATIONAL Assembly officials have confirmed taxpayers' money is being used to provide them with free parking. An environmentalist said the arrangement, disclosed following a Freedom of Information request from local media contradicted the Assembly Government's strategy to combat climate change. The Assembly revealed it had issued 464 current parking permits for off-site parking to individuals working in its premises at Cardiff Bay, including employees of the Assembly, the Assembly Government, AMs' support staff and contractors. A letter from an Assembly official said, "I am able to advise you that there was no cost incurred for off-site car parking in 2006/2007. The cost of off-site car parking in 2007/2008 was £41,527, for 2008/2009 the cost was £129,661. All of the above expenditure was met from the National Assembly for Wales budget. "As of the date of your request, 464 individuals had permits for off-site parking. We do not hold address details for all the permit holders and consequently cannot provide a full response to your request. However, of the 295 permit holders that we do hold addresses for, 19.3pc live within two miles of Ty Hywel [the old Assembly building adjacent to the Senedd] and a further 15.6pc live between two and three miles from Ty Hywel." |
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