Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 2021-06-24
2021-06-24
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Questions & Answers
Q1
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Staff at the DVLA Swansea site are concerned about their health during the pandemic.
What steps has the Secretary of State taken to help protect workers at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Swansea site from covid-19?
Staff safety is a priority, which is evidenced by the very significant investment that has been made.
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Specific details about protective measures and investments
Withheld Specifics
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Q2
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The Public and Commercial Services Union had reached a deal with senior management to end an industrial dispute over covid safety, but the Department for Transport reneged on the agreement.
Is PCS right in believing that the deal was scuppered at the last minute after direct intervention from the Secretary of State? Will he apologise to those members of the public who now face further backlogs as a result of this unnecessary, ideological refusal to find the resolution to this dispute?
With the greatest respect to the hon. Lady, £4.2 million has been invested at the DVLA to make it covid-safe with additional measures including air conditioning changes, perspex screens, zones and bubbles created, a clean regime established.
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Whether the deal was reneged on and an apology for public backlogs
Shifted Focus To Safety Measures
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Q3
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Constituents of the MP working at the DVLA are reporting different conditions from those claimed by the Secretary of State.
I wonder whether the Secretary of State would therefore be willing to accompany me and other colleagues who have constituents working at the DVLA to the site so that he can show us just how safe it is, because our constituents are telling us a completely different story.
Public Health Wales and Swansea Council's environmental health team have signed off on the site. The Health and Safety Executive has also approved it, so we should be listening to these health experts as they decide what happens in such a site based on data and facts.
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Visit to the DVLA site with MPs
Referenced Expert Approvals
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