§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list those organisations representing the interests of driving instructors which were consulted by his Department about the trainee licensing system during the passage of the Road Traffic (Driving Instruction) Act 1984; and, in the case of each of these organisations, whether they were broadly in favour of the abolition of the trainee licensing system;
(2) if he will list those organisations representing the interests of driving instructors that have made representations to his Department favouring (a) the retention of the trainee licensing system and (b) against the retention of the trainee licensing system.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSix national driving instructor organisations were consulted, along with other interested bodies, prior to the introduction of the Bill which became the Road Traffic (Driving Instruction) Act 1984, on proposals for changes in the trainee driving instructor licensing system. There was no consultation with the organisations during the passage of the Bill.
Representations against retention of the trainee licensing system were made by the following driving instructor organisations:
- National Joint Council of Approved Driving Instructors Organisations
- National Association of Approved Driving Instructors
- Royal Automobile Club Register of Instructors
The following driving instructor organisations generally accepted retention of the trainee licensing system, with the changes provided for in the Act:
- Driving Instructors' Association
- Motor Schools Association
- Driving Instructors' Scottish Council