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Departmental Security
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many departmental identity cards or departmental passes have been reported lost or stolen by staff in (a) her Department and (b) each of its executive agencies in the last 24 months. [215603]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department for Transport includes seven agencies, a shared service centre and the central Department, with a total staff of over 19,000.
For the central Department the number of staff passes recorded as replaced in the last 24 months is 879. The records kept do not distinguish between cards replaced due to loss or theft and those replaced for other reasons. Lost or stolen passes are estimated to account for approximately 45 per cent. of all replacement passes issued.
For the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency the number of staff passes recorded as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 195. This figure includes staff passes for the DfT Shared Service Centre.
For the Highways Agency the number of staff passes recorded as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 139.
For the Government Car and Despatch Agency the number of staff passes reported as lost or stolen in the last 24 months is 11.
The Vehicle Certification Agency have recorded that no staff passes were lost or stolen in the last 24 months.
The Vehicle Operator Services Agency, the Driving Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency do not centrally record the number of staff passes reported as lost or stolen as cases are dealt with individually and not recorded in an aggregated form. To collect this information would incur disproportionate costs.
Departmental Written Questions
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how long on average her Department took to answer (a) ordinary written and (b) named day questions in each of the last three years. [215457]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The information requested by the hon. Member is contained in the following table.
| 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | |
Driving Tests: Facilities
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much she has allocated to building the new multi-purpose driving test centres in (a) Kettering and (b) England. [216527]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The multi-purpose test centre (MPTC) in Kettering is being built by a private developer. Driving Standards Agency has a capital commitment of £157,000 net for construction and fees.
The capital funding for the MPTC project in England, Scotland and Wales is £71,000,000. Approximately £55,900,000 has been allocated to England. These figures are indicative based on forecasts and estimates and may change before the end of the project.
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the net cost of the re-organisation of driving test centres in (a) Wellingborough, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England. [216528]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Driving Standards Agency estimates the net costs of reorganisation as follows:
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Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new multi-purpose driving test centres are being built; and what the location of each such centre is. [216529]
Jim Fitzpatrick: 16 multi-purpose test centres (MPTCs) are under construction and completion is expected by 29 September 2008. Four MPTCs are under construction and completion is expected after 29 September 2008. We are seeking to acquire sites for a further 23 MPTCs. 23MPTCs are already completed.
Details of the locations are as follows:
MPTCs under construction and completion expected by 29 September 2008
Swindon;
Lincoln;
Inverness;
Cambridge;
Chester;
Crawley;
Norwich;
Swansea;
Wellingborough;
Guildford;
Bangor;
Basildon;
Fareham;
Herne Bay;
Carlisle;
Bristol.
MPTCs under construction and completion expected after 29 September 2008
Blackburn;
Greater Manchester North;
Aberdeen;
Plymouth.
Areas where suitable MPTC sites are in course of acquisition
Wick;
Ayr;
Keighley;
Maidstone-Gillingham;
Stoke;
Dumfries;
Taunton;
Newbury;
Uxbridge;
Redruth;
Stockport;
Wolverhampton.
Areas with no options for permanent MPTCs
Aylesbury;
Bathgate;
Bournemouth;
Croydon;
Dundee;
Eastbourne;
Haverfordwest;
Leeds;
Lerwick;
Oban;
York.
Birmingham;
Burton;
Darlington;
East Lothian;
Enfield;
Erith;
Exeter;
Gateshead;
Glasgow;
Gloucester;
Hull;
Ipswich;
Kings Lynn;
Leicester;
Newport;
Nottingham;
Rotherham;
Scunthorpe;
Shrewsbury;
St. Helens;
Peterborough;
Kirkcaldy;
Cardington.
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many driving test centres are to close as a result of the introduction of multi-purpose test centres; and what the location of each centre planned for closure is. [216530]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Driving Standards Agency plans to relocate 47 driving test centres to multi-purpose test centres (MPTCs) in the next 12 months. The driving test centre and the MPTC to which it is relocating is shown in the following list.
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