§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people passed their driving test examination in the United Kingdom in 1998. [76818]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonIn 1998, 690,745 people passed the theoretical part of their driving test and 581,728 passed the practical part in Great Britain. These figures are inclusive of car, motorcycle and vocational tests.
The corresponding figures for Northern Ireland are 26,360 theoretical driving test passes, and 24,817 practical test passes. These figures also include car, motorcycle and vocational tests.