Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of his Department were in each of the last five years.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The table below shows the average hourly earnings for (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of the Department for Transport which includes:
Year | FY 2010/11 | FY 2011/12 | FY 2012/13 | FY 013/14 | FY 2014/15 |
[a] Female | £13.58 | £13.85 | £14.28 | £14.75 | £15.21 |
[b] Male | £15.25 | £15.43 | £15.77 | £16.22 | £16.50 |
[c] Full Time | £14.85 | £15.05 | £15.43 | £15.91 | £16.23 |
[d] Part time | £14.00 | £14.24 | £14.52 | £14.78 | £15.17 |
Please note: the Government Car Services (GCS) does not hold information on FY 2010/2011 and FY 2011/2012 and is therefore not included in the Department return for these years.
Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative arrangements have been made for residents of Flintshire to take driving tests during the temporary closure of the Chester driving test centre.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are committed to providing testing in the Chester area, from mid-February DVSA will offer both car and motorcycle practical tests from Cheshire County Sports Club as a temporary measure. In the meantime, DVSA is continuing to look for a new permanent site in the Chester area.
Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many residents of (a) Flintshire and (b) Wrexham county have used driving test centre facilities in Chester in each year since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The number of residents of (a) Flintshire and (b) Wrexham county that have used the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre facilities in Chester in each year since 2010 is shown below –
Year | County | Residents |
2010 | Flintshire | 2,624 |
Wrexham | 72 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 101 | |
2011 | Flintshire | 2,640 |
Wrexham | 93 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 77 | |
2012 | Flintshire | 2,388 |
Wrexham | 89 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 93 | |
2013 | Flintshire | 2,415 |
Wrexham | 75 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 77 | |
2014 | Flintshire | 2,594 |
Wrexham | 94 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 93 | |
01/01/2015 - 30/11/2015 | Flintshire | 2,618 |
Wrexham | 71 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 83 |
The above figures reflect the individual residents who have taken a test at Chester in each year. Where someone has used the test centre in more than one year, they will be counted in each of those years.
The number of individuals is based on the number of unique driver licence numbers. If someone has been issued with a new driver licence number, for example if they have changed their name, both driver licence numbers will be counted.