§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many prosecutions have been brought as a result of error on the part of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, Swansea; and how many of them have resulted in convictions;
(2) how many prosecutions have been brought in the past five years because of documentation delays by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, Swansea; and how many resulted in conviction.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI understand from my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Home Department and for Scotland that information collected centrally on court proceedings does not cover the circumstances of the offence.
Where motorists are in any difficulty because of errors or delays in the issue of documents from the driver and vehicle licensing centre, arrangements already exist to help them, and if the police are involved, to advise the police on the circumstances.
129WIf the hon. Member has a particular case of concern to him, perhaps he will supply me with the detail so that I may investigate the matter.