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Sir Mike Penning corrected the Commons record on Cycling

23 February 2012 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Transport

Sir Mike Penning made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 23 February 2012. The correction replaced 12 figures (10.3, 10.5, 10.8, 11.0, 11.2, 11.9) with 12 figures (10.0, 10.1, 10.4, 10.6, 11.4, 11.6). Altogether 114 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) letters and (b) emails her Department has received on cycling in the last 12 months. Letter of correction from Norman Baker: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) on 12 December 2011. The full answer given was as follows:

Original and corrected words

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OriginalCorrected
The following table provides the average length of service of staff employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's local office and regional enforcement centres.
| Average length of service in years
Local Office
|
 Aberdeen
| 13.8
Bangor
| 11.9
Beverley
| 9.6
Birmingham
| 8.2
Borehamwood
| 10.7
Bournemouth
| 11.0
Brighton
| 11.9
Bristol
| 9.3
Cardiff
| 9.6
Carlisle
| 7.8
Chelmsford
| 10.8
Chester
| 10.3
Dundee
| 10.5
Edinburgh
| 9.2
Exeter
| 8.0
Glasgow
| 9.7
Inverness
| 5.7
Ipswich
| 13.1
Leeds
| 9.7
Lincoln
| 11.2
Maidstone
| 13.7
Manchester
| 8.1
Newcastle
| 9.4
Northampton
| 7.2
Norwich
| 9.4
Nottingham
| 7.9
Oxford
| 16.1
Peterborough
| 8.3
Portsmouth
| 11.2
Preston
| 9.4
Reading
| 9.9
Sheffield
| 11.8
Shrewsbury
| 12.5
Sidcup
| 11.2
Stockton
| 10.5
Swansea Office
| 11.0
Truro
| 6.2
Wimbledon
| 9.7
Worcester
| 12.4
|
Central Regional Enforcement Centre
|
Bournemouth
| 10.2
Glasgow
| 11.5
Northampton
| 9.6
The correct answer should have been:		The following table provides the average length of service of staff employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's local office and regional enforcement centres.
Local Office
 | Average length of service in years
Aberdeen
| 13.7
Bangor
| 10.6
Beverley
| 11.7
Birmingham
| 7.4
Borehamwood
| 11.5
Bournemouth
| 12.6
Brighton
| 12.8
Bristol
| 9.1
Cardiff
| 19.0
Carlisle
| 10.4
Chelmsford
| 10.1
Chester
| 14.1
Dundee
| 19.1
Edinburgh
| 13.2
Exeter
| 10.2
Glasgow
| 10.7
Inverness
| 9.6
Ipswich
| 15.7
Leeds
| 8.9
Lincoln
| 11.2
Maidstone
| 12.7
Manchester
| 8.9
Newcastle
| 11.9
Northampton
| 9.6
Norwich
| 12.4
Nottingham
| 8.2
Oxford
| 16.1
Peterborough
| 10.6
Portsmouth
| 11.8
Preston
| 9.2
Theale
| 11.6
Sheffield
| 14.3
Shrewsbury
| 12.3
Sidcup
| 11.4
Stockton
| 12.3
Swansea Office
| 15.3
Truro
| 16.6
Wimbledon
| 9.8
Worcester
| 12.4
|
Central Regional Enforcement Centre
|
Bournemouth
| 10.0
Glasgow
| 10.5
Birmingham
| 10.4
Chelmsford
| 13.4
Exeter
| 7.1
Leeds
| 16.2
Newcastle
| 12.9
Nottingham
| 11.4
Preston
| 10.1
Sidcup
| 14.7

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