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1344823

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his comments of 7 July 2021 on HGV driver shortages, if he will (a) make a statement on the steps his Department has taken to increase the number of driving tests available, (b) publish figures on the number of HGV driving tests carried out each year since 2016 and (c) publish the geographical distribution of those additional HGV driving tests by region.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	29131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is doing it all it can to increase the number of vocational tests available and has put in place a number of measures to do this. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing on public holidays and weekends. This has increased the overall number of vocational test slots made available to around 3,000 per week.</p><p>The DVSA will be launching a recruitment campaign to increase the number of HGV examiners. It will also continue its training programme to enable more examiners to conduct vocational tests.</p><p>The DVSA publish data for the number of large goods vehicle (LGV) practical driving tests and pass rates for each driving test centre on Gov.uk. DVSA continues to work with the driver training industry to understand demand, respond to geographical peaks.</p><p>Additional tests are added to each test centre as the resource becomes available and can vary on a daily basis. The number of tests conducted are published as Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/07/2021 13:21:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1257265

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter of 15 June 2020, reference DL6304, from the hon Member for Glasgow East.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	123683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has no record of the correspondence being received. If copy can be provided a response will be prepared as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/12/2020 14:45:58 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1201821

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter of 30 April 2020 from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, ref DL5648.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	57321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>As you will understand, the Department is currently dealing with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to COVID-19. The Department ensures that urgent cases raised by hon. Members are prioritised, and is taking steps to provide substantive responses in as short a time as possible.</p><p> </p><p>All correspondence received from hon. Members is being reviewed and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>A response to your letter of 30<sup>th </sup>April was sent on 11<sup>th</sup> June.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/06/2020 13:35:04 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1151002

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time staff were employed at Baillieston Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre in Glasgow East constituency in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	2923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The figures below show how many (a) part time and (b) full time staff have been employed at Baillieston driving test centre, by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, in each year since 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full time staff</p></td><td><p>Part time staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2019 16:38:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1151003

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which date the property rental contract for the Baillieston Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre in Glasgow East constituency is due to expire.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The lease at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) Glasgow Baillieston test centre expired on 14 March 2019. The DVSA still remains at the location under tacit relocation rules, until the landlord serves notice to end the arrangement or renew the lease.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2019 16:25:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1151006

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date a Minister in his Department last visited the Baillieston Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre in Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	2925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>There is no record of a Minster from this Department visiting the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Baillieston driving test centre in Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2019 16:34:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1147219

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Crispin Odey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of his Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	292361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any records of any meetings or phone call logs between departmental Ministers and Mr Crispin Odey in the past twelve months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 07/10/2019 14:46:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997719

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport currently employees 236 apprentices across our central department and four executive agencies. This figure is made up of apprentices who have been externally recruited and existing employees undertaking an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>This figure does not include apprentices employed by the Department waiting to start their apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2018 16:36:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997740

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff (expressed as a headcount) paid below £8.75 for DfT(c) and its Agencies, as at 31 July 2018. The figures provided cover staff in all locations within the UK.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong> <strong>Below £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT(c)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving Vehicle &amp; Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>6,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2018 16:39:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997780

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff (expressed as a headcount) paid below £10.20 for DfT(c) and its Agencies, as at 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018. The figures provided cover staff in all locations within the UK.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong> <strong>Below £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT(c)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving Vehicle &amp; Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>4,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver &amp; Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td><td><p>6,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 07/11/2018 16:46:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden