§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to restrict the register of approved driving instructors.
§ Mr. AtkinsOver the past two years the qualifying examinations for the register have been made more thorough. There are no plans to make any further alterations or to restrict entry in order to limit numbers in the profession.
§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a list of categories of people excluded from becoming Department of Transport approved driving instructors.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe grounds on which the registrar of approved driving instructors may refuse to enter a person's name in the register are given in section 125 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are(a) the number of people admitted to the register of approved driving instructors and (b) the total number registered in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe numbers at the end of each calendar year were as follows:
New ADIs Numbers on the register 1980 2,490 23,562 1981 2,476 25,098 1982 2,262 26,101 1983 2,281 26,942 1984 2,574 28,090 1985 2,290 28,675 1986 3,147 30,069 1987 2,862 31,336 1988 11,925 232,381 1989 12,421 332,931 1990 41,081 433,080 1 Figures for new ADIs exclude those joining the register between August 1988 and February 1989 when computerisation of the Register was taking place. 2 To end July. 3 A computer count revealed that there has been an overcount during the past of about 1,000. 4 To end of May.