§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many public service vehicles failed their annual test, by operator group, for the south Wales traffic area for 1986–87;
(2) what was the number and percentage of annual tests which resulted in immediate prohibition of public service vehicles in (a) Great Britain and (b) Wales for 1986–87, broken down by operator group;
(3) what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1986–87 in Great Britain, by operator group;
(4) what was the number of vehicles that failed the annual public service vehicle test in 1986–87 in Wales, by operator group;
1986–87 Number of spot checks Number of spot checks as a percentage of the total PSV annual tests Per cent Number of immediate prohibitions issued at spot checks Number of immediate prohibitions issued as a percentage of vehicles spot checked Per cent. 17,767 26 942 5.3