HC Deb 21 March 1994 vol 240 cc104-5W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicle inspectors are employed in each region by the traffic licensing offices.

Mr. Key

The Vehicle Inspectorate—VI—is the Department of Transport's principal vehicle inspection agency. The VI employs two main groups of inspection staff: vehicle examiners—PTOs, HPTOs and SPT0s—

Location Senior professional and technical officer Higher Professional and technical officer professional technical and officer Enforcement coordinators Senior traffic examiners Traffic examiners Total
1. Inverness-Perth 2 1 6 — 1 4 14
2. Glasgow-Kilmarnock — — 12 — — 5 17
3. Edinburgh 1 1 6 — 1 7 16
4. Carlisle-Preston — 2 9 — 1 7 19
5. Manchester-Derby 1 — 17 — 1 6 25
6. Liverpool-Wrexham 1 1 13 — 1 7 23
7. Stoke-Wolverhampton — 2 13 — 2 9 26
8. Birmingham-Kidderminster 1 1 12 — 1 8 23
9. Cardiff-Swansea 1 1 12 — 1 7 22
10. Bristol-Gloucester 1 1 10 — 1 5 18
11. Exeter-Plymouth 1 2 13 — 1 7 24
12. Bicester-Southampton 1 1 9 — 2 9 22
13. Mitcham-Lancing 1 1 11 — 1 10 24
14. Canterbury-Gillingham — 2 9 — 3 11 25
15. Yeading-Edmonton 1 — 13 — 1 8 23
16. Purfleet-Royston 1 1 10 — 1 7 20
17. Norwich-Ipswich — 2 8 — 1 6 17
18. Leicester-Leighton Buzzard 1 1 9 — 1 9 21
19. Grantham-Peterborough — 3 7 — 2 4 16
20. Nottingham-Doncaster 1 1 12 — — 7 21
21. Grimsby-Beverley — 2 5 — — 5 12
22. Leeds-Walton 1 1 12 — — 9 23
23. Darlington-Newcastle 1 1 9 — — 7 18
Group regional offices 8 18 1 5 1 — 33
502

Note: Figures relate to substantive grade of staff.