HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 cc56-7W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the process by which casual staff are recruited in the vehicle registration office network.

Mr. Norris

Once a need has been identified, casual staff are recruited through the local job centre which supplies suitable candidates for interview by vehicle registration office managerial staff.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by vehicle registration office, the number of VED offences submitted for prosecution for each week from 1 October 1994 to 31 December 1994, and for the corresponding period in 1993.

Mr. Norris

Records are kept only on a monthly basis. The following tables show the figures for the last quarter of 1993 and 1994. They include a number of cases returned unheard by the courts and unsuccessful prosecutions which together represent less than 7 per cent. of the overall total.

1993 1994
Vehicle Registration Office October November December October November December
Edinburgh 317 322 226 245 179 434
Glasgow 654 537 560 301 281 238
Luton 413 332 401 457 624 493
Ipswich 240 327 241 268 252 201
Chelmsford 1,041 1,040 910 1,164 982 836
Norwich 240 267 209 256 367 246
Haverfordwest 49 73 43 72 57 73
Cardiff 641 954 597 634 934 631
Swansea 148 279 277 383 349 373
Taunton 124 131 81 82 117 72
Truro 98 131 98 67 66 72
Gloucester 223 250 169 254 185 260
Exter 446 301 289 306 483 364
Bristol 474 379 514 299 465 391
Worcester 208 166 180 202 157 91
Swindon 333 404 395 243 244 189
Reading 184 301 219 247 238 147
Portsmouth 476 589 530 541 495 393
Oxford 220 161 163 153 139 150
Brighton 467 415 289 399 508 447
Maidstone 285 471 359 371 538 365
Guildford 286 241 249 370 191 281
Bournemouth 165 192 138 196 146 130
Stoke 441 416 405 343 585 369
Leicester 373 434 226 439 442 115
Lincoln 477 229 281 532 394 357
Nottingham 500 356 318 670 487 501
Peterborough 302 341 239 259 343 207
Northampton 297 303 346 271 317 304
Birmingham 716 864 1,622 1,299 1,159 1,080
Coventry 278 266 314 275 214 165
Dudley 95
Shrewsbury 140 159 168 224 96 72
London Enforcement Office (LEO) 3,631 3,587 2,786 3,797 3,870 2,943