§ 61. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will state the percentage of applicants who pass the driving test at the Middlesbrough Centre at the first attempt, the second attempt and subsequent attempts as compared with the centre at Newcastle-on-Tyne and the national average.
§ Mr. MolsonWe do not keep comprehensive records showing the number of driving test candidates who pass at the first or second attempt, or subsequently. A sample check taken in 1954, however, indicated that, over the whole country, 55 per cent. passed at their first attempt. The corresponding figure for the Northern area, which includes both Newcastle and Middlesbrough, was 50.3 per cent. Figures are not available for individual test centres.