§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the report of the efficiency scrutiny of vehicle excise duty enforcement will be available.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI have today placed copies of this report in the Libraries of both Houses. The scrutiny has produced a substantial and lucid study of a major part of the activities of the Department's new driver and vehicle licensing agency. Its 28 principal recommendations propose improvements in the management and detailed policy objectives of vehicle excise duty enforcement. Some can be adopted without delay, some will need the agreement of the police, courts and other Departments, and some would require legislation. As is usual for efficiency scrutiny reports, an action plan on the recommendations is now to be drawn up.