§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is the number of staff in each of the last five years employed by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory directly involved in researching ways of reducing accidents and casualties;
(2) how many people have been employed in the road safety division of his Department both regionally and nationally, in each of the last five years for purposes directly related to accident prevention;
(3) how many people have been employed by the vehicle standards and engineering division of his Department in each of the last five years in employment directly related to reducing road accidents and casualties;
(4) what is the percentage and number of people employed by the highways division of his Department in each of the last five years whose primary function has been work on ways of reducing accidents and casualties;
(5) how many people have been employed in each of the last five years at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre in employment directly related to road safety matters;
589W(6) what percentage of people employed for work on the trunk road construction programme are directly involved in ways of reducing accidents and casualties.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTotal staffing levels in the appropriate parts of the Department are set out in the following table. The figures reflect the total number of staff
Table 11 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Road Safety Division 28.0 20.5 20.0 25.5 29.0 Vehicle Standards and Engineering Division 60.0 54.0 52.0 60.0 51.0 Chief Highway Engineer 296.5 272.5 275.5 275.5 2602 TRRL 79 86 109 117 112 Driver Licensing Division of the DVLC 932 915.5 965 964 915 DTp Regional Offices 1,037 1,089 1,136.5 1,172 1,226.5 Total staff numbers 2,432.5 2,437.5 2,558.0 2,614.0 2,593.5 1 Part timers counted as 0.5. 2 Reorganisation of CHE has put some staff into highway policy directorate in 1988.