§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department holds on the numbers of approved driving instructors licences issued for each of the last 10 years; and at what level of regional disaggregation this information is available.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe national figures for the numbers of approved driving instructors on the Department's compulsory register and for the numbers of trainee licences to give instruction are as follows:
ADIs at year end Trainee licences issued 1977 20,897 4,355 1978 21,670 5,358 1979 22,511 5,635 1980 23,562 5,414 1981 25,098 5,496 1982 26,101 5,054 1983 26,942 5,142
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Road constructed in C40 concrete (jointed unreinforced) Scheme Date of Construction Approximate length (miles) Defects M25 Leatherhead-Reigate July 1984-May 1985 4.80 142 full depth cracks 73 mid-bay cracks 4 longitudinal cracks 7,632 joint arris spalling M25 Wisley-Leatherhead 1984 4.70 6 full depth cracks in 1st rip and 16 full depth cracks in the 2nd rip behind dowel bars 326 thin bonded repairs A55 Hawarden Bypass (Welsh Office) 1984 6.0 None reported A11 Barton Mills 1985 1.5 None reported M4 Link Culverhouse Cross to Capel Llanilltern (Welsh Office) 1984 3.3 None reported A45 Ipswich Bypass (West) April-July 1985 (approx) 4.5 None reported M42 Tamworth (Kingsbury) June 1985-August 1985 5.8 Very few minor cracks
ADIs at year end Trainee licences issued 1984 28,090 5,643 1985 28,675 4,203 1986 30,069 2,350 1987 31,336 2,518 11988 32,090 1,377 1 To May. Regional figures are not available.