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<p>The Department strives to create an environment in which our employees can flourish
by delivering a comprehensive and innovative health and wellbeing programme. As part
of this programme and to encourage staff to cycle to work, the Department provides
access to a Cycle to Work scheme which enables employees to trade part of their salary
for a loan to buy a bike, cycling safety equipment or both and repay through salary
sacrifice arrangements. There is no cost to the Department as an employer in providing
the scheme as it is delivered as part of the cross-Government employee benefits contract.</p><p>The
Department can confirm that bicycle racks have been installed at Departmental buildings
with the total cost of installation since 2015 as £31,291.35.</p><p>The Department
can also confirm that during this time period it has not operated any bonus schemes
for bicycle use.</p>
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