§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions his Department has had, and what representations have been received, on the TAN21 self service online service for road hauliers to update operators licences; [76498]
(2) if he will list the percentage changes in electronic utilisation by customers of the Transport Area Network; and what assessment has been made; [76485]
(3) when new e-commerce services for the transport industry under the auspices of the Transport Area Network were introduced; what changes there have been to the timetable for the introduction and nature of this scheme; and what assessment has been made of its progress. [76478]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on Monday 21 October 2002,Official Report, columns 20–21W.
The Department has had informal discussions with the road haulage industry trade bodies who support this project. No representations have been received. The Traffic Area Network is piloting the use of electronic self-service, the aim being to have 20 per cent. utilisation within 12 months of going live.
27 per cent. of recipients of Traffic Commissioners' Applications and Decisions and 26 per cent. of recipients of Notices & Proceedings now receive them by e-mail. They are also available on the TAN website www.tan.gov.uk.