HC Deb 22 May 2003 vol 405 cc938-9W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many local authorities have submitted plans for the introduction of local congestion charging regimes in each of the Government office regions; and if he will make a statement. [115549]

Mr. Jamieson

Apart from Durham County Council, whose scheme order was approved on 24 September 2002, no other local authority in England has submitted

Name of ESD External consultancy since 2001 Y/N Name of consultancy firm
Applications for clean up grants N
Aviation: on-line consultation and white papers N
Aviation: on-line permits to foreign airlines N
Booking of disability driving assessments N
Bus services operators' grant N
Collecting local transport plans data N
Computer-based theory tests for drivers Y Prometric
Computer-based theory tests for trainers Y Prometric
Cycling Advisory Scheme Y AEA Technology
Drivers hours regulations N
Drivers' services Y IBM Fujitsu; Schlumberger/Sema; Capita; Prometric; Logica; Insight Consulting
Driving tests publications and information N
Driving tests theory practice N
DVO internal systems Y IBM
Electronic linking between mobility centres N
Electronic service delivery of abnormal loads Y Anite.Net 3 October 2001 to 30 September 2002; PA Consulting 2 January 2003 to date
Integrated register of driving instructors Y Calibrand Ltd.
Integrated transport information N
Internal sharing of information within DVO Y IBM Fujitsu; Schlumberger/Sema; Capita; Prometric
International coach service authorizations N
International road haulage permits N
Licensing of trucks, buses and coach operators Y Hedra
Management of utility company works Y Amtec
Mobility advice and vehicle information service N
On-line roads consultations N
Port traffic statistics Y MaTSU, part of AEA Technology plc
Powershift programme N
Practical test bookings for driving trainers Y Capita
Traffic control centre Y Carlbro IBI; Denton Wilde Sapte; Tony Ham; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Halcrow Group Ltd.
Transport direct portal Y Schlumberger/Sema; Hedra; Centaur; Anite; TRL; AEAT; Capgemini
Transport security data N
Transport security: vetting of staff N
Vehicle registration and amendment Y IBM Fujitsu; Schlumberger/Sema; Capita; Prometric
New cars' fuel consumption and emissions data Y KMS Internet solution Providers Ltd.
New cars fuel consumption and emissions labels Y KMS Internet Solution Providers Ltd.