§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will specify what requests have been sent by his Department or its predecessors to hon. Members suggesting that inquiries and conflicts relating to matters dealt with by the Swansea Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre should be sent direct to public servants of the centre rather than to Ministers; and what is the total number of inquiries and complaints that have been dealt with under these arrangements.
§ Mr. Horam, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th April 1978], gave the following additional information:
The number of cases put directly to officials between February 1974 and 31st March 1978 was 1,882. Figures recently given of hon. Members' inquiries have, of course, included those which came through this channel.