HC Deb 11 May 1989 vol 152 c485W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what data on motor vehicles the driver and vehicle licensing centre currently sells to outside bodies; and what it receives as a result of these transactions.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Apart from the information the DVLC is required to provide under regulation 15 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971 either at no charge or at the prescribed fee of 0.50, certain other non-personal statistical information is supplied at charges set in accordance with standard Government accounting guidelines, in these instances normally set to recover costs.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he intends to seek any necessary changes in the law to enable the driver and vehicle licensing centre to collect any extra data on motor vehicles which could then be sold to interested parties.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Not at present: there are no plans to collect any extra data, nor to change the law to enable this to he done.