HC Deb 27 October 1954 vol 531 c1918
49. Mr. G. Williams

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what plans he has to increase the staff of examiners for learner drivers.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I have asked the Civil Service Commission to recruit by open competition sufficient new examiners to increase their number from the present level of 510 to a total of 682.

Mr. G. Williams

While thanking my right hon. Friend for that satisfactory reply, will he bear in mind that the sooner he does it the better, because there is a long period of waiting in many districts?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I agree that the delay in testing, which is due to the increased number of applicants, is unfortunate, and it is for that reason that I am attempting to recruit more examiners.

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