§ Mr. Strawasked the Minister of Transport what is the average waiting period for a driving test in (a) Blackburn, (b) the North West and (c) Great Britain generally.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWaiting periods at 1 June were:
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Blackburn 29 weeks North-Western traffic area 27½ weeks Great Britain-excluding metropolitan traffic area 26 weeks
§ Mr. Strawasked the Minister of Transport how many driving test examiners were employed in the Blackburn driving test centre in 1977, 1978 and May 1979; and what was the ratio of tests per examiner in (a) Blackburn, (b) the North-West and (c) Great Britain generally.
1976 1977 1978 North-Western traffic area … … … 1,426 1,369 1,409 Great Britain … … … … … 1,475 1,457 1,449 Similar information for the Blackburn centre is not readily available.