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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], "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"}
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, {"_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>"}
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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"}
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, {"_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>"}
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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"}
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, {"_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>"}
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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"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1029465/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The recent use of a drone to disrupt Gatwick airport operations was a serious criminal offence. The Department is working closely with the Home Office, Police, CAA and all UK airports to ensure that appropriate lessons are learnt from this incident, and appropriate mitigations put in place to reinforce their protection. Department for Transport and Home Office Ministers will be meeting with key UK airports this week to discuss their counter-drone strategies in the wake of the Gatwick incident.<\/p> <\/p> |