§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which bodies under the operational control of his Department are expected to implement the productivity increases announced by him on 9 May.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 20 July 1994]: My 9 May announcement applied to the Department of Transport, including its executive agencies. It did not apply to any nationalised industry, non-departmental public body or other body funded or supported by the Department.
§ Dr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the size of the operational budgets of(a) the Driving Standards Agency, (b) the Vehicle Inspectorate, (c) the Transport Research Laboratory, (d) the Coastguard Agency and (e) the Marine Safety Agency over the last two years; and if he will give figures for the size of these agencies' budgets in each of the next two financial years.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 20 July 1994]: Figures for 1993–94, where applicable, and for 1994–95 are below. Budgets have not yet been set for the next two financial years.
1993–94 £ million 1994–95 £ million Driving Standards Agency 51 50 Vehicle Inspectorate 51 50 Transport Research Laboratory 34 29 Coastguard Agency (a) 50 Marine Safety Agency (a) 31 (a) Agency formed on 1 April 1994