§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff at grade 7 and above were employed in each executive agency in his Department in each year since 1989 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information, which is expressed as the number of posts, is as follows:
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency was established in 1990 and the figures are:
Number 1990–91 60.5 1991–92 57.5 1992–93 43.0 1993–94 38.5 Current 34.5 The Drivers, Vehicles and Operators Information Technology Centre was established as an Agency in 1992 and privatised on 17 December 1993. The figures are:
Number 1992–93 13.7 1993–94 12.0 The Driving Standards Agency was established in 1990 and the figures are:
Number 1990–91 11 1991–92 12 1992–93 12 1993–94 11 Current 12 The Vehicle Components Agency was established in 1990 and the figures are:
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Year Number 1990–91 6 1991–92 6 1992–93 6 1993–94 7 Current 7 The Vehicle Inspectorate was established in 1989 but figures for 1989–90 and 1990–91 could only be made available at disproportionate cost. The subsequent figures are:
Year Number 1991–92 31 1992–93 29 1993–94 28 Current 27 The Transport Research Laboratory was established in 1992 and the figures are:
Year Number 1992–93 111.4 1993–94 104.8 Current 104.8 The Highways Agency, the Coastguard Agency and the Marine Safety Agency were all established on 1 April 1994 and the current figures are 347, 17 and 70 respectively.