§ Ms Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff were employed by(a) the Vehicle Inspectorate and (b) the Transport Research Laboratory in each year between 1979 and 1996. [39284]
§ Mr. BowisThe average number of staff employed each year by the Vehicle Inspectorate in the period 1986–87 to 1995–96, and by the Transport Research Laboratory in the period 1992–93 to 1995–96, is as set out. Information on staff employed in prior years is not available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Vehicle Inspectorate Transport Research Laboratory 1986–87 1,492 — 1987–88 1,530 — 1988–89 1,590 — 1989–90 1,620 — 1990–91 1,651 — 1991–92 1,613 — 1992–931 1,861 625 1993–94 1,768 600 1994–95 1,649 487 1995–96 1,559 432 1 Responsibility for traffic examiners and some support staff transferred from the central Department to the Vehicle Inspectorate on 1 April 1992.