As part of the Cross Border Exchange Directive, EU Member States can request keeper or owner details of vehicles from other Member States, to follow up certain road traffic offences. CBE was implemented in the UK on 7 May 2017, the table below shows the number of requests for vehicle keeper information up to 27 June 2019.<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | (from 7 May) 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> (to 27 June) 2019 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Austria<\/p><\/td> 15,988<\/p><\/td> 30,530<\/p><\/td> 8,786<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belgium<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bulgaria<\/p><\/td> 1,222<\/p><\/td> 2,693<\/p><\/td> 1,235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Croatia<\/p><\/td> 218<\/p><\/td> 367<\/p><\/td> 102<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Czech Republic<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td> 2,115<\/p><\/td> 1,474<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Estonia<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finland<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> France<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 241,467<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Germany<\/p><\/td> 40,124<\/p><\/td> 88,362<\/p><\/td> 29,388<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hungary<\/p><\/td> 6,169<\/p><\/td> 9,861<\/p><\/td> 3,636<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Italy<\/p><\/td> 13,586<\/p><\/td> 58,832<\/p><\/td> 21,422<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Latvia<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 512<\/p><\/td> 15,354<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lithuania<\/p><\/td> 1,211<\/p><\/td> 3,761<\/p><\/td> 5,903<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luxembourg<\/p><\/td> 1,286<\/p><\/td> 3,149<\/p><\/td> 1,270<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Malta<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Poland<\/p><\/td> 1,697<\/p><\/td> 3,816<\/p><\/td> 1,310<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Slovakia<\/p><\/td> 199<\/p><\/td> 408<\/p><\/td> 195<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Slovenia<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> 117<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Spain<\/p><\/td> 1,199<\/p><\/td> 51,851<\/p><\/td> 16,863<\/p><\/td><\/tr> The Netherlands<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 3,569<\/p><\/td> 21,961<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> In addition, the Home Office can receive requests for vehicle information from overseas authorities, through either Mutual Legal Assistance requests or European Investigation Orders. Information on the volume of these requests is not stored within the Department for Transport.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests for vehicle owner information have been made by overseas enforcement agencies in each of the last five years by country.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many alternative fuelled cars have been registered in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce aircraft noise over South East England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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