To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the regulatory bodies within the United Kingdom which have a responsibility for transport safety. [18174]

Other than the Department, the list of agencies and other non-departmental bodies which regulate for transport safety, and which could therefore be defined as regulatory bodies, are as follows:

• The Marine Safety Agency
• The Vehicle Inspectorate Executive Agency
• The Vehicle Certification Agency
• The Driving Standards Agency
• The Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency
• The Traffic Commissioners
• The Civil Aviation Authority
• The Health and Safety Commission and Executive
• Local Authorities.