HC Deb 20 November 1992 vol 214 cc410-1W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those agencies in his Department which are being considered for privatisation or contractorisation.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

My right hon. Friend announced proposals for the privatisation of DVOIT on 19 October,Official Report, column 209. A consultation document on the future of the vehicle inspectorate was published on 14 September; it invited comments by 30 November on options for the future of the agency's testing activities. As part of the normal three year reviews of the framework documents for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency, which need to be completed by 1 April 1993, we shall be looking at the alternative options, in accordance with the procedures for agencies described in the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Office of Public Service and Science on 17 November, Official Report, column 104.