§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of public vehicle inspectors his Department employed in (i) 1984 and (ii) at the current time.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe number of vehicle examiners in May 1984 was 316; it is currently 472. Changes in the professional and technology grading structure and in the range of duties undertaken by the staff of the vehicle inspectorate mean that these two figures are not directly comparable.