HC Deb 03 November 1975 vol 899 cc72-3W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many Department of the Environment driving tests were conducted in each of the past 12 months.

Mr. Carmichael

These statistics are kept on a weekly basis. The nearest available information is as follows:

4/5 week period ended Driving Tests Conducted
L Tests HGV Tests
26th October 1974 (4 weeks) 147,136 5,535
30th November 1974 179,111 7,038
28th December 1974 114,436 4,363
1st February 1975 168,665 5,140
1st March 1975 155,577 4,958
29th March 1975 145,065 5,012
26th April 1975 132,884 4,485
31st May 1975 177,030 6,128
28th June 1975 144,727 4,897
2nd August 1975 177,780 5,430
30th August 1975 125,410 3,605
27th September 1975 141,177 4,036
Totals for year ended 27th September 1975 1,808,998 60,627