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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heavy goods vehicles have been issued with a certificate of temporary exemption from plating or testing under section 53(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, during each of the last five calendar years before 31 December 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether heavy goods vehicle (HGV) operators are expected to carry out six-weekly safety inspections during the COVID-19 pandemic; whether they are conducting such inspections; and if so, why it is not possible to carry out statutory MOT tests on HGVs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1220801/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Vehicle Standards Assessors (VSA) conduct heavy goods vehicle (HGV) tests at Authorised Testing Facilities (ATF).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The basic annual salary for a VSA is £21,167 plus a technical recruitment allowance of £2,590 per annum. In addition, they receive one of two payments dependent on their committed availability to be scheduled for testing as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li><p>Option A:<\/p><p>An annual payment of £2,400 for being scheduled between 06:00 \u2013 22:00 Monday to Friday and 06:00 \u2013 18:00 Saturday<\/p><p> <\/p><\/li><li><p>Option B:<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>An annual payment of £3,500 for being scheduled in line with Option A above plus:<\/p><ul><li><p>06:00 \u2013 18:00 Sunday<\/p><\/li><li><p>06:00 \u2013 18:00 Bank Holiday<\/p><\/li><li><p>22:00 \u2013 06:00 Monday \u2013 Friday<\/p><\/li><li><p>18:00 \u2013 06:00 Saturday \u2013 Sunday &amp; Bank Holidays<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>This means the financial package available to VSAs is between £26,157 and £27,257. This is subject to normal Civil Service pay review which, following TU negotiation, is effective from 1 October annually.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>VSAs may have a lease car provided by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and can claim work relate mileage at the rate set by HMRC: currently this is 8p or 9p mile dependent on engine size. DVSA employees who use their own car for work purposes can claim either 25p or 35p per mile depending on the length of employment.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>"}
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