§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport who is carrying out the current survey of staff attitudes at the Vehicle Inspectorate; and what is the cost.
§ Mr. KeyThe current staff attitude survey is being conducted by Peratee Ltd. at a cost of £6,000 plus VAT. Peratee Ltd. are advising the Vehicle Inspectorate on the adoption of total quality management practice. The survey is part of a wider contract the total cost of which is £59,000 + VAT.
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of staff employed at the Vehicle Inspectorate for each year since 1990.
§ Mr. KeyThe average number of staff employed by the Vehicle Inspectorate in each of the last three financial years is as follows:
Number 1990–91 1,653 1991–92 11,879 1992–93 1,861 1 This includes 255 staff from the Traffic Enforcement Organisation which was integrated into the inspectorate in April 1991. Staff numbers are expressed as full-time equivalents.
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of vehicles inspected by the Vehicle Inspectorate for each year since 1990.
§ Mr. KeyThis data has been published in the VI Annual Report and Accounts for 1992–93, a copy of which has been deposited in the House of Commons Library. With the exception of five small schemes, the relevant data are summarised in the table.
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Inspections 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Annual tests HGV vehicles 778,693 587,252 578,499 HGV trailers 272,117 268,270 266,485 PSVs 85,558 85,907 87,484 HGV notifiable alterations 20,029 15,882 21,498 PSV notifiable alterations 3,102 2,926 2,200 Class IV, V and ambulances 13,397 12,168 13,228 Class VII — 81,546 44,484 Roadworthiness enforcement HGVs inspected at roadside 112,661 117,477 126,370 PSVs inspected at roadside 20,527 21,106 24,895 Private and LGVs inspected at roadside 12,405 35,231 31,176
Inspections 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Operator licensing HGV number of vehicles inspected 59,085 60,974 62,093 PSV number of vehicles inspected 6,786 7,288 8,128 Traffic enforcement HGVs examined 281,140 266,746 295,124 PSVs examined 32,584 33,778 40,508 Total 1,698,084 1,596,551 1,602,172
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total equipment budget for the Vehicle Inspectorate for each year since 1990.
§ Mr. KeyThe budget for capital expenditure on equipment is summarised below. The budget covers the purchase of testing equipment such as roller brake testers, load simulators and smoke meters. The budget includes spare parts, but does not include staff and other costs involved in maintaining the equipment.
Year Budget 1990–91 1,542,795 1991–92 1,911,100 1992–93 2,110,700