Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the establishment of the traffic office in Wales intended to support the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.

Work to establish the traffic office in Wales is underway. Premises in Bangor have now been identified, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is in the process of securing quotes for fitting out these offices, which will be put to the Welsh Government for approval. Once the premises are confirmed, staff can be recruited. It is hoped that staff will be in position and the premises occupied by early 2019.

The Welsh Government is also working to find office space for the Welsh Traffic Commissioner for his use when visiting Cardiff. In the long term this is likely to be in the new Welsh Government premises being built in Pontypridd, but as this will not be ready until circa 2021/2, the Welsh Government is seeking to place him in temporary accommodation in Cardiff.