In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle & Licensing Agency, the Driver & Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows:<\/p>
30th June 2016<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | 30th November 2018<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headcount<\/p><\/td> | FTE<\/p><\/td> | Headcount<\/p><\/td> | FTE<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DfTc<\/p><\/td> | 2084<\/p><\/td> | 2021.8<\/p><\/td> | 2674<\/p><\/td> | 2598.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DVLA<\/p><\/td> | 6244<\/p><\/td> | 5548.2<\/p><\/td> | 6068<\/p><\/td> | 5346.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DVSA<\/p><\/td> | 4527<\/p><\/td> | 4273.2<\/p><\/td> | 4827<\/p><\/td> | 4559.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MCA<\/p><\/td> | 1015<\/p><\/td> | 963.8<\/p><\/td> | 1143<\/p><\/td> | 1095.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCA<\/p><\/td> | 155<\/p><\/td> | 145.9<\/p><\/td> | 180<\/p><\/td> | 170.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total<\/p><\/td> | 14025<\/p><\/td> | 12952.9<\/p><\/td> | 14892<\/p><\/td> | 13770.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30th<\/sup> November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4463", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Stephens"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Stephens"}
], "uin" : "204537"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029409", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029409/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In 2018 the Department for Transport Group created 62 Project Bank Accounts for infrastructure contracts. 61 of these bank accounts relate to Highways England, and 1 relates to Network Rail.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Transport: Project Bank Accounts"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many infrastructure contracts overseen by his Department have been let with the stipulation that a Project Bank Account must be applied in the last year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4637", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Frith"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "James Frith"}
], "uin" : "204616"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029416", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029416/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " On 6 December, Government and industry published the Rail Sector Deal to strengthen collaboration and improve the productivity of the sector. The Government will take steps to provide even greater certainty to the rail industry about the profile of future spending, to give enhanced confidence to the industry to invest in Research & Development, people and skills. The industry is committed to: refreshing the Rail Sector Skills Delivery Plan; running a pilot in the Midlands to encourage SMEs both to increase the uptake of apprenticeships in the rail industry and to test how shared apprenticeships can work; a schools engagement programme to better target the promotion and attraction that rail companies undertake; and conduct a feasibility study for a Digital Railway Academy. East Midlands Trains, part of the Stagecoach Group, has also become the first train operator to trial the UK\u2019s first level 3 Train Driver Apprenticeship Programme as part of the National Driver Academy. This is a project which will recruit a new generation of drivers with the skills and management to provide passengers with better, more reliable journeys.<\/p> <\/p> In 2016 DfT set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy to increase apprenticeships in road and rail bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector and ensure that the transport sector has the capacity and capability to deliver planned investment.<\/p> <\/p> DfT works in collaboration with employers across the sector through an industry body, The Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) to deliver these ambitions. Network Rail, HS2, the Rail Delivery Group, the National Skills Academy for Rail and TfL are members of STAT. So far, over 5000 apprenticeships have been created in road and rail bodies. Since 2017, The Department for Transport has used its procurement to drive apprenticeship numbers through contracts, including those within the rail industry.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railways: Skilled Workers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure the maintenance of a skilled workforce in the rail industry after the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry South"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
], "uin" : "204384"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029423", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029423/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of automatic number plate recognition cameras, wheel clamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.<\/p> <\/p> The last Roadside Survey in June 2017 showed that more than 98% of vehicles were properly licensed. This demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with their legal obligations.<\/p> <\/p> Since the tax disc was abolished in October 2014, the DVLA has issued 4.4 million penalties to registered keepers of unlicensed vehicles.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-07T15:05:21.87Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of drivers that have received fines for not renewing their road tax since the removal of the physical tax disc.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"}
], "uin" : "204426"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029424", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029424/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues vehicle excise duty reminders to customers up to four weeks before the tax expires. The DVLA issues more than three million reminder letters each month. Complaints about non-delivery are rare, which suggests that the service works well for the majority of vehicle keepers.<\/p> <\/p> Occasionally vehicle keepers may not receive a reminder. This is often because the keeper may have moved house and not advised the DVLA of the new address, or the letter may have gone astray.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-07T17:38:15.54Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on sending out reminders to drivers to renew their road tax; and for what reason some drivers do not receive reminders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wallasey"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"}
], "uin" : "204427"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029425", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029425/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The proportion of tonnage on the UK Ship Register, for ships over 100 gross tonnage, at the end of March in each year since 2010 is shown below:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> (a) Coastal Freight<\/p><\/td> (b) Container<\/p><\/td> (c) Bulk Carrier<\/p><\/td> (d) Cruise<\/p><\/td> (e) Offshore Supply<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 28%<\/p><\/td> 53%<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td> 9%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 27%<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td> 14%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 48%<\/p><\/td> 13%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 32%<\/p><\/td> 53%<\/p><\/td> 5%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 31%<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td> 8%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 28%<\/p><\/td> 50%<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 54%<\/p><\/td> 11%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The UK Ship Register does not record any specific data on (a) coastal freight as this is not a specific ship type for registration purposes. The data shown above, in (a), includes the following ship types: Cargo; Passenger; Roll On-Roll Off; Tanker; and Other. Only whole percentages are shown.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nusrat Ghani"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-09T17:20:54.117Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tonnage Tax"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of tonnage on the UK Ship Register was from the (a) coastal freight, (b) container, (c) bulk carrier, (d) cruise and (e) offshore supply sectors in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4030", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Karl Turner"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull East"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Karl Turner"}
], "uin" : "204483"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029437", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029437/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " DfT currently has 160 staff working directly on EU Exit and is drawing in more resource. It is likely to be necessary to pause or defer a number of existing workstreams in order to release enough staff to support the departmental response to a no deal exit from the EU. These work areas are being identified through a review of all key activities and priorities.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1413", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Grayling"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Grayling"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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]}
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, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Transport: Brexit"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in his Department are currently working on planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how many have been moved from other projects to work on those plans.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Virendra Sharma"}
], "uin" : "204455"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029438", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029438/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " DfT currently has 160 staff working directly on EU Exit and is drawing in more resource. It is likely to be necessary to pause or defer a number of existing workstreams in order to release enough staff to support the departmental response to a no deal exit from the EU. These work areas are being identified through a review of all key activities and priorities.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1413", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Grayling"}
}
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]}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Transport: Brexit"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many projects his Department has put on hold due to the requirements of planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Virendra Sharma"}
], "uin" : "204456"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029463", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029463/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Over the last five years a further 68 stations were added to the Department\u2019s Access for All programme which provides an accessible route at selected stations. A further £300m has recently been made available to further extend the programme until at least 2024 and we will announce details of which stations will benefit from this in April. Details of individual Access for All projects are available on Network Rail\u2019s website.<\/p> <\/p> This is in addition to access improvements delivered as part of other major projects, such as the 40 Crossrail stations which will be made accessible, and by the industry itself, which must meet current accessibility standards whenever it installs, replace or renews station infrastructure. Details of all of this work is held by the individual organisations and the details of the accessibility features available at all UK stations are published on the National Rail Enquiries website.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harrogate and Knaresborough"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Jones"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-07T17:53:14.933Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-12-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which rail stations have (a) undertaken work in the last five years and (b) planned work within the next two years to improve access arrangements.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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