§ Mr. MacGregorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is aware that the Civil Service Commission is currently advertising for staff to man the expanded local vehicle licensing offices, while local authorities are now being left with the problem of absorbing the experienced vehicle licensing staff employed by them or making them redundant; and what action he proposes to take to safeguard the position of the latter.
§ Mr. MarksThe Department has arranged in a few cases to advertise for recruits to fill clerical assistant vacancies in local vehicle licensing offices but only where sufficient suitable applicants have not been forthcoming from local taxation office staff. Special opportunities were given in 1969 and 1972 for experienced LTO staff to transfer to DOE. The local authorities associations have recently discussed with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State the problems facing local authorities over the future of staff employed in the LTOs and he hopes to be able to reply fairly soon.