§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many first registrations were handled by the DVLA for 1990, 1991 and 1992.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleDVLA handles the first registration of all vehicles in Great Britain. The information requested is as follows:
1990 1991 1992 January 256,550 188,430 150,627 February 200,750 146,148 142,183 March 193,385 146,751 143,290 April 217,345 199,569 169,824 May 228,331 141,076 148,494 June 190,645 137,605 152,987 July 117,109 98,825 115,559 August 382,829 300,698 307,375 September 226,536 204,270 185,437 October 207,341 148,461 137,795 November 139,734 126,352 129,778 December 87,436 84,496 107,834 Totals 2,447,991 1,922,681 1,891,183
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans the DVLA has, in bidding for the register of seamen and shipping, to move the work to Swansea.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe invitations to tender for the services provided by the register of shipping and seamen have yet to be issued. If the DVLA is invited to tender and a decision is taken to bid for the work, all the associated issues will be fully addressed in the agency's tender document.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport in which parliamentary constituency each DVLA office is situated.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe information requested is as follows:
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Office Parliamentary constituency Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Bangor Conwy Birmingham Birmingham, Ladywood Bounemouth Bournemouth, West Brighton Brighton, Pavilion Bristol1 Northavon Cardiff Cardiff, North Carlisle Penrith and The Border Chelmsford Chelmsford Chester City of Chester Coventry Coventry, South East Croydon Croydon, South Dudley Dudley, East Dundee Dundee, West Edinburgh1 Edinburgh, Pentlands Exeter Exeter Glasgow Glasgow, Hillhead Gloucester Gloucestershire, West Guildford Guildford Haverfordwest Pembroke Huddersfield Huddersfield Hull Hull, West Ilford Ilford, South Inverness Inverness Ipswich Ipswich Leeds Leeds, Central Leicester Leicester, South Lincoln Lincoln Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside London Central Southwark and Bermondsey London Enforcement Office1 (Great Marlborough Street) City of London and Westminster, South London Enforcement Office—Sidcup Old Bexley and Sidcup Luton Luton, South Maidstone Maidstone Manchester1 Stretford Middlesborough Middlesborough Newcastle Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Northampton Northampton, South Norwich Norwich, South Nottingham1 Nottingham, South Oxford Oxford, West and Abingdon Peterborough Peterborough Portsmouth Portsmouth, South Preston Preston Reading1 Reading, East Sheffield Sheffield, Central Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham Sidcup Old Bexley and Sidcup Stanmore Harrow, East Stoke Stoke-on-Trent, Central Swansea2 Swansea, East Swindon Swindon Taunton Taunton Truro Truro and St. Austell Worcester Worcester 1 Including area office. 2 DVLC and VRO.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list, for each year that the agency has existed, the income generated by the DVLA. the numbers of staff by grace in the driver and vaehicle licensing centre, Swansea, and the numbers of staff by grade in the agency outside Swansea;
(2) what proportion of the DVLA's income has gone to the Treasury in each year since its establishment.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe total revenue and other income collected by the DVLA in the two complete financial years since it became an agency was:
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1990–91 1991–92 £'000 £'000 (i) Vehicle Excise Duty (net of refunds) passed to the Consolidated Fund 2,930,361 2,930,645 (ii) Fees and other Receipts passed to the Consolidated Fund 48,799 68,438 (iii) Receipts Appropriated to the DVLA 16,082 21,142
The average staff in post during those years, by grade, was: 1990–91 1991–92 Grade Based at Swansea Based outside Swansea Based at Swansea Based outside Swansea Grade 3 1 1 Grade 5 4.5 4 Medical officer 7 6.5 Grade 6 4 4 Grade 7 21.5 21 SEO 37 7 37.5 7 HEO 108 56.5 106.5 56 EO 256.5 175 261 171 AO 810.5 866 815 872.5 AA 1,740 326 1,629.5 295.5 Casuals 58 85 38.5 46.5 Other grades 347 64.5 323 67 TOTALS1 3,395.0 1,580.0 3,247.5 1,515.5 1 Excludes staff employed in the Driver, Vehicle and Operator Information Technology agency.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those areas of work that the DVLA intends to bid for, or is at present bidding for, following the changes in the framework document.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe DVLA framework document came into force on 2 April 1990 and has not been subject to revision. In order to spread overheads and improve efficiency the agency's policy is to explore opportunities to enhance and expand the range of services provided in the light of the wishes of customers and in keeping with Government policy. Details of the DVLA's current bids for work are classified as commercial in confidence.