§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which driving test centres had(a) the 10 highest percentage pass rates and (b) the 10 lowest percentage pass rates per annum for each of the last five years; and how many people these figures represent.
§ Mr. AtkinsIt is not the Department's policy to publish comparative pass rates for test centres.
1985 1986 1987 1987–88 1988–89 North Eastern (Newcastle) 47 49 51 55 54 North Eastern (Leeds) 46 46 48 48 51 North Western 50 50 52 54 54 West Midland 48 47 49 48 49 Eastern (Nottingham) 50 50 51 51 52 Eastern (Cambridge) 47 48 50 51 53 South Wales 49 50 50 51 53 Western 51 51 52 52 54 South Eastern 49 48 49 50 51 Scotland 50 50 53 53 54 Metropolitan 47 47 48 50 50 National average 49 49 50 51 52