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EO Grades
Percentage
Males Females

DfT(c)

54.52

45.48

DSA

37.40

62.60

DVLA

34.54

65.46

GCDA

78.95

21.05

HA

41.55

58.45

MCA

74.73

25.27

VGA

64.29

35.71

VOSA

84.64

15.36

All DfT

56.81

43.19


John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport at which grades there is a pay gap of more than 5 per cent. in each pay bargaining unit in his Department between (a) white and ethnic minority staff, (b) staff with disabilities and staff without disabilities and (c) full-time and part-time workers based on full-time equivalent pay. [112678]

Gillian Merron [holding answer 19 December 2006]: The following table sets out details of the pay gaps exceeding 5 per cent. in the categories set out in the question for the Department and its bargaining units.


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Pay gap exceeding 5 per cent. between:
(a) white and ethnic minority staff (b) staff with disabilities and staff without disabilities (c) full-time and part-time workers based on full-time equivalent pay

DfT (Centre )

None

None

None

Vehicle Certification Agency

None

None

None

Highways Agency

HA are not able to provide this information within the required time scale(1)

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

None

None

None

Driving Standards Agency

None

None

None

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

August 2006 Equal Pay Audit identified the following pay gaps exceeding 5 per cent.:

August 2006 Equal Pay Audit identified the following pay gaps exceeding 5 per cent.:

None

Pay band D (HEO)

Pay Band B (AO)

Pay Band E3 (MS1)

Pay Band C (EO)

Pay Band G (G6)

Pay Band F (G7)

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

None

None

None

Government Car and Despatch Agency

None

None

None

(1) HA have provided the following explanation:
“The data used in the equal pay audit were from the 2004 pay award which is now out of date. Although the gender pay gap details have been updated with each subsequent pay award, the data used in 2004 and in the 2006 RIA only showed ethnicity details for some 60 per cent. of staff. Our diversity team have undertaken work to improve the data which we hope will enable the 2007 RIA to be more statistically significant. This also applies to question B regarding disabled over non-disabled and question C, part-time over full-time”.

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of (a) male employees, (b) female employees, (c) white employees, (d) ethnic minority employees, (e) staff with disabilities, (f) staff without disabilities, (g) full-time staff and (h) part-time staff in each pay bargaining unit in his Department were awarded the highest appraisal marking in the 2005-06 reporting round. [112679]

Gillian Merron [holding answer 19 December 2006]: The information requested has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for how many staff in each pay bargaining unit in his Department (a) no ethnicity is recorded, (b) there is no record of whether or not they have a disability and (c) no gender is recorded in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what proportion of all staff this represents in each category. [112680]

Gillian Merron [holding answer 19 December 2006]: The number of staff not declaring ethnicity, whether disabled or not, and gender for the whole Department is only available for two years. This is due to changes in the categories used by each Agency.

In 2005, there were:

In 2006, there were:

Roads

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was received in road tax revenues in each year since 1997. [112863]

Dr. Ladyman: The vehicle excise duty revenues (net of refunds) received each year since 1997 are shown as follows:

Net VED receipts
£000

2005-06

4,952,918

2004-05

4,737,138

2003-04

4,688,689

2002-03

4,386,826

2001-02

4,389,343

2000-01

4,934,595

1999-2000

4,738,048

1998-99

4,855,249

1997-98

4,487,175


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Roadworks

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the 10 longest running sets of Highways Agency roadworks are in England. [108901]

Dr. Ladyman: Major roadworks are usually carried out in phases and the most appropriate traffic
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management arrangements are chosen in each case. Often these arrangements do not involve reductions in the number of lanes available for traffic. Based on the current roadworks programme and the projected completion dates, the 10 longest running sets of Highways Agency roadworks are likely to be as follows:

Start date End date Location Duration

March 2006

December 2008

M1 Junction 6a to 10 widening

2 years 9 months

July 2006

December 2008

M6 Carlisle to Guardsmill extension

2 years 5 months

January 2005

March 2007

A63 Melton Grade separated junction

2 years 2 months

September 2006

October 2008

A1 Peterborough—Blyth GSJ

2 years 1 month

October 2006

October 2008

A5117/A550 Deeside Park junctions improvement

2 years

October 2006

September 2008

A2 Bean—Cobham Phase 2 Tollgate—Cobham

1 year 11 months

August 2005

July 2007

A428 Caxton Common to Hardwick improvement

1 year 11 months

September 2006

May 2008

A2/A282 Dartford improvement

1 year 8 months

May 2005

December 2006

A50 Sideway interchange to Heron Cross

1 year 7 months

October 2006

April 2008

A27 Southerham to Beddingham improvement

1 year 6 months


The times given are subject to contract conditions, weather conditions and any unforeseen circumstances. Roadworks with extensive duration periods but have just minor or no delay to the road users are not included in the list, e.g. works on the hard shoulders, verges etc.

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) the Highways Agency and (b) each local authority has (i) been allocated and (ii) spent on road maintenance in each of the last 10 years. [108909]

Dr. Ladyman: Over the last 10 years, the Highways Agency has been allocated, and spent, the following amounts on road maintenance.

£ million
Allocation Expenditure

2005-06

865

852

2004-05

730

732

2003-04

748

726

2002-03

740

760

2001-02

687

711

2000-01

661

736

1999-2000

765

726

1998-99

651

638

1997-98

523

499

1996-97

517

428


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