HC Deb 21 May 1991 vol 191 c399W
Mr. Cash

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those bodies currently with agency status within his Department under the "next steps" initiative; and whether he has identified any further candidates for agency status under the initiative within his Department.

Mr. McLoughlin

There are currently four executive agencies in the Department of Transport:

  • The Vehicle Inspectorate (VI)
  • The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
  • The Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
  • The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)

VI was established as the Government's first executive agency on 1 August 1988; DVLA, DSA and VCA were established on 2 April 1990.

I announced, at column 1, on 15 April this year, that the Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL) should become a candidate for executive agency status under the "next steps" initiative.