§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the process by which casual staff are recruited in the vehicle registration office network.
§ Mr. NorrisOnce a need has been identified, casual staff are recruited through the local job centre which supplies suitable candidates for interview by vehicle registration office managerial staff.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by vehicle registration office, the number of VED offences submitted for prosecution for each week from 1 October 1994 to 31 December 1994, and for the corresponding period in 1993.
§ Mr. NorrisRecords are kept only on a monthly basis. The following tables show the figures for the last quarter of 1993 and 1994. They include a number of cases returned unheard by the courts and unsuccessful prosecutions which together represent less than 7 per cent. of the overall total.
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1993 1994 Vehicle Registration Office October November December October November December Edinburgh 317 322 226 245 179 434 Glasgow 654 537 560 301 281 238 Luton 413 332 401 457 624 493 Ipswich 240 327 241 268 252 201 Chelmsford 1,041 1,040 910 1,164 982 836 Norwich 240 267 209 256 367 246 Haverfordwest 49 73 43 72 57 73 Cardiff 641 954 597 634 934 631 Swansea 148 279 277 383 349 373 Taunton 124 131 81 82 117 72 Truro 98 131 98 67 66 72 Gloucester 223 250 169 254 185 260 Exter 446 301 289 306 483 364 Bristol 474 379 514 299 465 391 Worcester 208 166 180 202 157 91 Swindon 333 404 395 243 244 189 Reading 184 301 219 247 238 147 Portsmouth 476 589 530 541 495 393 Oxford 220 161 163 153 139 150 Brighton 467 415 289 399 508 447 Maidstone 285 471 359 371 538 365 Guildford 286 241 249 370 191 281 Bournemouth 165 192 138 196 146 130 Stoke 441 416 405 343 585 369 Leicester 373 434 226 439 442 115 Lincoln 477 229 281 532 394 357 Nottingham 500 356 318 670 487 501 Peterborough 302 341 239 259 343 207 Northampton 297 303 346 271 317 304 Birmingham 716 864 1,622 1,299 1,159 1,080 Coventry 278 266 314 275 214 165 Dudley 95 — — — — — Shrewsbury 140 159 168 224 96 72 London Enforcement Office (LEO) 3,631 3,587 2,786 3,797 3,870 2,943