§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will seek to provide that persons may take driving tests only if they can prove that they have had at least a minimum number of lessons by a registered qualified driving instructor.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThis would not be justified. My Department constantly encourages learner drivers to take professional instruction and 90 per cent. already do so. It would also not be practicable to lay down a minimum number of lessons appropriate to all learners, whose abilities vary widely.