§ Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many 873W driving test examiners were employed in each test centre in West Yorkshire in (a) January 2002, (b) July 2001 and (c) January 2001; and how many in each category were (i) full-time and (ii) part-time. [28354]
January 2002 July 2001 January 2001 Permanent Other 1 Permanent Other 1 Permanent Other 1 Car Bradford (Eccleshill) 2 2 2 2 2 2 Bradford (Heaton) 3 2 3 2 3 2 Halifax 3 1 3 1 4 0 Heckmondwike 2 1 2 2 2 1 Huddersfield 4 2 4 2 4 2 Keighley 3 0 3 0 3 0 Leeds (Horsforth) 4 2 4 2 4 2 Leeds (Harehills) 8 1 8 1 8 1 Wakefield 3 1 3 1 3 1 Total 32 12 32 13 33 11 Motorcycle Bradford (Eccleshill) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Halifax 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leeds (Horsforth) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Other=driving examiners not employed on a permanent, full-time basis: contract examiners (with work guaranteed for a minimum of 10 days per month) or fee-paid examiners (paid on a test-by-test basis to cover for short notice absence of permanent staff). In addition, other driving examiners were on occasions detached to test centres to cover for annual leave, sickness, and other duties, and to reduce waiting times:
January 2002 July 2001 January 2001 Permanent Other Permanent Other Permanent Other Car Bradford (Eccleshill) 14 4 14 4 15 3 Bradford (Heaton) 10 4 10 5 11 3 Halifax 10 8 10 9 10 7 Heckmondwike 12 7 12 6 13 6 Huddersfield 10 2 10 3 11 Keighley 4 1 4 1 5 0 Leeds (Horsforth) 14 2 14 2 16 2 Leeds (Harehills) 8 7 8 7 9 6 Wakefield 15 4 15 4 13 4 Total 97 39 97 41 103 32 Motorcycle Bradford (Eccleshill) 2 0 2 0 2 0 Halifax 3 0 3 0 3 0 Leeds (Horsforth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 5 0 5 0 5 0