Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) was of vehicle testing in each of the last five years; and how much VOSA received in fees for vehicle testing in each such year. (264730)

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)'s testing figures in the last five years are as follows:

*£000*
Financial year	Income	Cost
2007-08	63,071.00	70,555.00
2006-07	61,695.00	62,149.00
2005-06	57,616.00	55,865.00
2004-05	51,594.00	50,190.00
2003-04	45,416.00	48,830.00

Volume 489: debated on Thursday 19 March 2009