64. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the number of persons now awaiting driving tests, and the fact that the delay will affect the ability of the motor car industry to dispose of their output, he will now evolve some special arrangements to obtain the necessary temporary staff to deal with the situation.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. Recruitment of temporary staff would only interfere with the recruitment of about 100 additional examiners which the Civil Service Commissioners now have in hand for us, and with the training of these examiners. It would not increase the rate at which new examiners become available to conduct tests.
§ Mr. Matthewsasked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the postponements of driving tests caused by the recent bad weather, he will arrange for tests to be conducted on Sundays.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. This would impose an unreasonable additional strain on my Examiners. Moreover, the volume of traffic on Sundays is generally insufficient for a proper and adequate test to be conducted.