Driving Standards Agency (Hansard, 8 March 1994)

§ Mrs. Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the work currently undertaken by the traffic area offices for the Driving Standards Agency is part of the current market test of DSA booking services.

§ Mr. Key
As shared occupiers of the buildings that they share with seven of the 10 DSA booking offices, traffic area offices currently supply DSA with a variety of office116W support and property-related services. These might not be required if DSA work were relocated as a consequence of the market test of the DSA booking services. Bidders for the DSA booking service will also be free to choose whether to continue the current arrangements under which three traffic area supply finance services to DSA booking offices.

§ Mrs. Dunwoody
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he would accept a bid for the DSA booking services if that resulted in the centralisation of all booking services in one location.

§ Mr. Key
In order to ensure security of supply it is envisaged that the Driving Standards Agency will award up to four contracts to provide a booking service for separate geographical areas. Bids to run the service as a whole will also be considered if the contract will be managed with the same degree of security.