§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many insurance company-owned motor body shop repairers there are in England and Wales. [53065]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThis information is not collected by the Department. However, according to data collected by the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF), there are 21 insurance company owned motor body shop repairers in England and Wales.
§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many independent motor body repairers there were in England and Wales in each year since 1997. [53064]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information required is as follows:
Year Number 1997 12,700 1998 11,300 1999 10,000 2000 8,000 2001 6,500 2002 5,800