§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Transport in view of (a) the complaints made by Dundee district council to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre at Swansea regarding delays of up to three months in the sending of registration documents by Swansea to taxi-cab operators in respect of replacement vehicles, (b) the fact that these documents have to be placed before the licensing committee of the district council and produced on demand to the police, and (c) the letter from the director of administration of Dundee district council of 25 March to the centre which had gone unanswered by 27 April, if he will conduct an inquiry into the running of the centre; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI am afraid that it has not yet been possible to trace this correspondence. Investigations are continuing, and I am writing to the hon. Member to seek his assistance in finding the complaint. I have no intention of holding an inquiry into the running of the centre as it has been giving a much improved service to the public and giving rise to comparatively few complaints in the past few years. However, it is possible that this case has been affected by recent industrial action by the staff.