§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by office and by year since the introduction of the Local Office Business system the number of replacement visual display units, as distinct from new visual display units, supplied to the local office network.
§ Mr. Key[holding answer 9 February 1994]: No details are kept by DVLA on the replacement of VDUs. Responsibility for this was subject to contract between IBM and the Driver, Vehicle Operators Information Technology Agency. The latter was acquired by Electronic Data Services when DVOIT was privatised in December 1993 and details could now be made available only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year and by office the number of visual display units that have been introduced into the DVLA local office network under the local office business system.
§ Mr. Key[holding answer 9 February 1994]: The information requested is as follows:
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Office Total 1993–94 1992–93 1991–92 Prior 1991 Luton 27 11 1 1 14 Maidstone 22 — 8 — 14 Manchester 33 — 19 1 13 Middlesbrough 8 6 1 — 1 Newcastle 15 3 2 1 9 Northampton 15 2 5 2 6 Norwich 15 5 2 1 7 Nottingham 16 6 4 2 4 Oxford 10 — 2 1 7 Peterborough 11 1 2 1 7 Portsmouth 15 1 2 2 10 Preston 13 — 5 2 6 Reading 22 — 10 1 11 Sheffield 19 — 11 — 8 Shrewsbury 6 3 2 — 1 Stanmore 8 — 2 — 6 Stoke 9 — 3 — 6 Swansea 10 — 3 — 7 Swindon 14 — 6 — 8 Taunton 12 3 4 — 5 Truro 7 — 1 — 6 Worcester 11 — 1 — 10 Leo 97 2 — — 95 GMS 22 — — — 22 842 115 216 39 472