§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many heavy goods vehicle and public service vehicle licence holders in the United Kingdom have had their licences revoked or have had a non-renewal on health grounds for each of the years from 1985–1988;
(2) what is the total number of heavy goods vehicle and public service vehicle licence holders operating within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe figures for Great Britain are as follows:
April to March 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 PSV licences revoked on medical grounds 502 734 865 880 HGV licences revoked on medical and other grounds 2,281 2,772 3,066 3.249 No separate figures are available for revocations of HGV licences on medical grounds.
The figures for Northern Ireland are as follows:
January—December 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 PSV licences revoked on medical grounds 50 56 65 73 80
April—March 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 HGV licences revoked on medical grounds 4 6 10 15 Figures are not held for the number of vocational licence holders operating within the United Kingdom. The number of heavy goods vehicle and public service vehicle drivers' licences issued annually are as follows:
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April—March 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Great Britain HGV licence issues Provisional licences 57,041 60,632 69,401 75,931 First full licences 25,036 27,426 28,823 33,209 Renewals 258,735 263,043 261,918 271,882 PSV licences 12,360 13,612 57,218 65,883
April—March 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Northern Ireland HGV licence issues Provisional licences 2,139 1,917 2,053 2,463 First full licences and renewals 6,769 8,084 8,358 7,352
January—December 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 PSV licences 2,010 3,513 1,665 1,055 2,381