HC Deb 09 June 1988 vol 134 cc627-8W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To 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 Bottomley

The 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

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.

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