§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking to correct delays of up to four weeks in issuing provisional driving licences following his decision to handle applications centrally and what delays he expects in the future.
§ Mr. PeytonThe great majority of applications which were delayed as a result of the March strikes have now been cleared and the remainder should be cleared very shortly. Current applications for provisional licences are normally being cleared within 10 days. I expect this to be reduced to five days once the system is fully run in.