§ Mr. A. Robertsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the number of driving tests taken at Leeds and Wakefield centres during the first six months of 1958 and the last six months of 1957, respectively; how many drivers failed to pass their tests the first time; and what is the proportion of failures from Leeds and Wakefield compared with those for the rest of the country.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe number of driving tests taken at Leeds during the first six months of 1958 was 6,189, and during the previous six months 7,710; the corresponding figures for Wakefield are 4,113 and 4,167. My Department does not keep a special record of the number of candidates who succeed at the first attempt. The proportion of all tests failed during the first six months of 1958, and during the previous six months, was at Leeds, in each case, 61 per cent., and at Wakefield 58 per cent. and 57 per cent. respectively; corresponding figures for the whole of Great Britain are 46 per cent. and 47 per cent. respectively.