HC Deb 23 June 1976 vol 913 c509W
40. Mr. Newton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the annual number of transfers of cherished numbers; and how many civil servants are employed on this work.

Dr. Gilbert

The equivalent of about 100 full-time civil servants were involved in processing 55,481 "cherished" transfers in 1975–76: 19 civil servants at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre working full-time and many more working part-time in local offices—some civil servants, some local government officers—whose duties often include the inspection of the vehicles involved.