To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investigations have taken place into allegations that computer specialists have hacked into the driving licence records at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea; and with what result.

The DVLA has disscussed the recent allegations about unauthorised access to its computer records with the author of the original Police Review article who has confirmed that there is no substance to them. The author has agreed to retract the allegations in his next article.