§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when the Vehicle Inspectorate intends to enter into negotiations with trade unions regarding their 1994 pay claim;
(2) if he will list for each of the last five years the number of substantive traffic examiners employed by the Vehicle Inspectorate;
(3) if he will list for each of the last five years the number of substantive vehicle examiners employed by the Vehicle Inspectorate.
i. Vehicle Examiners Grade 30 November 1990 31 May 1991 31 July 1992 31 July 1993 16 June 1994 SPTO 42 41 39 38 36 HPTO 104 108 103 100 82 PTO 470 461 465 432 409 AVE 49 65 89 89 83 Total 665 675 696 659 610
ii. Traffic Examiners Grade 30 November 1990 18 July 1991 31 July 1992 31 July 1993 16 June 1994 Enforcement Coordinator 10 8 7 7 5 Supervising Traffic Examiner 1 1 0 0 0 Senior Traffic Examiner 43 32 32 31 25 Traffic Examiner 162 163 174 167 168 Total 216 204 213 205 198 4. If you have any further questions about the Inspectorate please contact me.