§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Transport in view of his instructions to the officers at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre to operate the cherished transfer facility, if he will make a statement on the effect of cashing returned cheques from the licensing officer by those wishing to register cherished numbers.
870Wthan light goods vehicles and cars and taxis for each year shown, but they had a higher rate of involvement in fatal accidents. Their overall rate of involvement, and the rates for each class of accident, have declined each year.
and light goods vehicles on A class roads; their accident rate on motorways was higher than that for cars and lower than the rate for light goods vehicles. On other roads they had the same accident rate as light goods vehicles and this was slightly lower than for cars. On each class of road heavy goods vehicles had a higher rate of involvement in fatal accidents than light goods vehicles and cars.
§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre in Swansea were involved in the recent unofficial strike at the centre; when he expects the processing of applications for 871W the transfer of cherished number plates to recommence; and how many such applications are outstanding at present.
§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the results of the ballot of staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre in Swansea which took place on 3rd November to be published.
§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for Transport what action he intends to take to bring to an end the unofficial strike by staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre in Swansea dealing with the transfer of cherished number plates.
§ Mr. HoramI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for Swansea, East (Mr. Anderson) on 19th November 1976.