§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) in view of the continuing delay in issuing provisional driving licences at the Swansea office of his Department, what acton he now proposes;
(2) whether he is aware that Andrew Michael, a constituent of the hon. Member for Basingstoke, applied for a provisional driving licence on 6th March and the licence had not been issued through the Central Licensing Department at Swansea by 22nd April, and what steps he is taking to deal with this case.
§ Mr. PeytonCurrent applications for first provisional driving licences are normally being cleared within 10 working days. Most of the earlier applications delayed following industrial action at68W the centre have now been dealt with. Special action is being taken to deal with the remainder as quickly as possible. Mr. Andrew Michael's licence is being posted to him this week.