asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he has made an assessment of the value to the British motor industry of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, Swansea.

Yes. The centre provides a good deal of assistance to the motor industry in a number of ways. For example, representatives of the motor industry have emphasised to us the value of its rapid provision of statistical information on vehicle sales; this greatly assists their own marketing and production planning.As a further example, the centre has assisted manufacturers in organising recall campaigns for safety reasons.