§ Ms KeebleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measures his Department has taken to facilitate speedier delivery of PCV licences via the DVLA in Swansea. [73096]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonAll applications for vocational (lorry and bus driver) licences are given high priority by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The current service standard target is to deliver 95 per cent. of licences to applicants within 9 working days of receipt which includes postage time. The Agency is currently bettering this target by one day. The remaining applications—which are subject to conduct investigations by the Traffic Commissioners or medical consideration by the Agency's doctors—are normally cleared within 20 working days.
Applications can be submitted in multi-batches by training organisations and special provisions exist for licences to be collected from the Agency.