§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many traffic examiners and vehicle examiners were employed by the Vehicle Inspectorate in each of the past 10 years. [36843]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe numbers of traffic examiners and vehicle examiners employed by the Vehicle Inspectorate since 1991–92 are given in the table. The figures are calculated on the basis of the average number of staff in post over a full year.
Year Number of vehicle examiners Number of traffic examiners 1991–92 261 160 1992–93 263 171 1993–94 247 166 1994–95 229 163 1995–96 241 164 1996–97 243 165 1997–98 248 166 1998–99 252 169 1999–2000 276 175 2000–01 289 185