Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 23 June (HL Deb col 546), how many DVLA staff are allocated to police compliance by registered suppliers of number plates.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) employs 13 staff who are involved in administering the Register of Number Plate Suppliers (RNPS) scheme.

There are six RNPS Enforcement Officer posts where the post holder spends all their time on the RNPS scheme. Please note that two of these posts are currently vacant while new members are recruited.

There are also four staff who deal with RNPS queries and applications as part of their role. The team is managed by an Executive Officer for whom this is 50 per cent of their role, a Higher Executive Officer for whom this is 70 per cent of their role and a Senior Executive Officer for whom this is 40 per cent of their role.