HC Deb 22 June 1994 vol 245 c239W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in how many cases the Data Protection Act 1984 was breached in the instance of the DVLA releasing information on the owners of vehicles to community charge collectors.

Mr. Key

DVLA is not aware of any instances in which the Data Protection Act has been breached as a result of releasing vehicle keeper details to local authorities.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions in the last financial year the DVLA gave information on the owners of vehicles to community charge collectors in Scotland.

Mr. Key

In the last financial year, DVLA processed more than 5 million inquiries from the police and local authorities. Information on the number of inquiries by separate subject and local authority could be made available only at disproportionate cost.