§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list, by region, the number of driving test centres in Scotland;
(2) if he will list, by region, the number of driving test centres that have closed in the past 15 years in Scotland.
§ Mr. NorrisThese are operational matters for theDriving Standards Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from L. M. Manley to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 23 February 1995:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your questions about the number of driving test centres in Scotland and the number that have been closed in the past 15 years.I attach a list of the current 30 permanent centres and 66 outstations for "L" tests and 5 permanent and 11 outstations for LGV/PCV tests in Scotland. This includes those centres where we have had to change accommodation in the same area, for example because the lease expired.With the exception of those centres where the Agency has had had to vacate for the above reasons it has closed centres at Alloa (Central), Arbroath LGV (Tayside), Brechin (Tayside), Cumbrae (Strathclyde), Keith (Grampian), Lochinver (Highland), Rutherglen (Strathclyde), and Turriff (Grampian).DRIVING TEST CENTRES IN SCOTLAND BY REGION:
- Borders
- Duns
- Galashiels
- Hawick
- Kelso
- Peebles
- Galashiels LGV
- Central
- Callander
- Falkirk
- Stirling
- Dumfries and Calloway
- Castle Douglas
- Dumfries
- Newton Stewart
- Stranraer
- Locharbriggs LGV
- Fife
- Cupar
- Dunfermline
- Kinross
- Kirkcaldy
- Grampian
- Aberdeen Balgownie Road
- Aberdeen Clunie Place
- Ballater
- Banff
- Buckie
- Elgin
- Fraserburgh
- Huntly
- Inveruric
- Peterhead
- Stonehaven
- Aberdeen LGV
- Elgin LGV
292 - Highland
- Ballachulish
- Barra
- Bettyhill
- Benbecula
- Skye Broadford
- Dingwall
- Fort Augustus
- Fort William
- Gairloch
- Golspie
- Grantown on Spey
- Harris
- Helmsdale
- Inverness
- Kingussie
- Kyle of Lochalsh
- Lairg
- Lewis
- Mallaig
- North Uist
- Orkney
- Skye Portree
- Shetland
- South Uist
- Strontian
- Tain
- Ullapool
- Wick
- Inverness LGV
- Lewis LGV
- Orkney LGV
- Shetland LGV
- Wick LGV
- Lothian
- Bathgate
- Edinburgh Joppa
- Edinburgh Newington
- Edinburgh Parkhead
- Haddington
- Livingston LGV
- Strathclyde
- Airdrie
- Arran
- Ayr
- Campbeltown
- Cummock
- Dumbarton
- Dunoon
- Girvan
- Glasgow Anniesland
- Glasgow Shawlands
- Glasgow Shettleston
- Glasgow Springburn Park
- Greenock
- Hamilton
- Inverary
- Islay
- Kilmarnock
- Lanark
- Lochgilphead
- Mull
- Oban
- Paisley
- Rothesay
293 - Saltcoats
- Tiree
- Wishaw
- Bishopbriggs LGV
- Connel LGV
- Kilmarnock LGV
- Machrihanish LGV
- Port Ellen LGV
- Tayside
- Aberfeldy
- Arbroath
- Blairgowrie
- Crieff
- Dundee
- Forfar
- Montrose
- Perth
- Pitlochry
- Perth LGV