§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the current average waiting time for a part II motor cycle test in each of the regional road traffic areas and comparable figures for the last two years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe waiting time for a part II motor cycle test is the same as for L-tests. The table gives average waiting times in weeks for each of the traffic area offices.
30 December 1983 28 December 1984 27 December 1985 North Eastern (Newcastle) 7 8 10 North Eastern (Leeds) 6 19 17 North Western 8 11 12 West Midlands 11 15 15 Eastern (Nottingham) 10 13 13 Eastern (Cambridge) 12 15 16 South Wales 6 14 18 Western 8 14 14 South Eastern 9 15 17 Scottish 5 13 18 Metropolitan 17 22 16