§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the roadside enforcement activities of the vehicle inspectorate between April and September 1994; how many people were employed; and how many prohibition notices were issued to(a) heavy and light goods vehicles, (b) buses and (c) coaches.
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Vehicle Inspectorate Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from R. Oliver to Ms Joan Walley, dated 12 December 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about roadside enforcement activities at the Vehicle Inspectorate.The Vehicle Inspectorate employed, on average, 237 Vehicle Examiners and 164 Traffic Examiners on its roadside enforcement activities between April and September 1994.I attach a table (Annex A) which shows the number of prohibition notices issued for the same period.If you have any further questions about these data please contact me.
Number of prohibition notices issued by VI from April to September 1994 HGV PSV LGV Total Roadworthiness Enforcement 11,996 1,706 1,552 15,254 Traffic Enforcement 2,658 47 227 2,932 Total 14,654 1,753 1,779 18,186 Notes:
i. Roadworthiness Enforcement includes all prohibitions, although some of the inspections may not have taken place at the roadside.
528Wii. Traffic Enforcement includes all over weight prohibitions issued, including those issued at port checks, and foreign vehicle prohibitions for drivers' hours offences.
iii. We have used the Inspectorate's standard definitions—Heavy Goods Vehicles, Public Service Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles. We are not able to break down these groups further—for instance between buses and coaches.