HC Deb 16 May 1996 vol 277 c518W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what additional resources are being allocated to roadworthiness enforcement in 1996–97 to allow more roadworthiness checks to be made on buses. [29535]

Mr. Norris

The level of roadworthiness enforcement on public service vehicles—PSVs—by the Vehicle Inspectorate in 1996–97 is forecast to increase by 16 per cent. compared with the budgeted level for 1995–96. This is equivalent to an increase of about two vehicle examiner man years.