Lorries: Inspections Mr. Morley To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK registered heavy goods vehicles which have been stopped for inspection in each of the last three years. Jim Fitzpatrick The number of non-UK registered heavy goods vehicles inspected in each of the last three years is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of roadworthiness checks|Number of drivers' hours, tachograph and weight checks| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |14,839 |17,538 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 |31,010 |27,017 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007-08 |31,247 |30,421 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note: Some of the roadworthiness checks and drivers' hours and tachograph checks may have taken place at the same time.| | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------