§ Mr. WallerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people currently hold full motor cycle licences; and if he will arrange for this information to be included in his Department's annual publication "Transport Statistics Great Britain".
§ Mr. KeyReliable estimates are not available. In 1989, the drivers census conducted by the Driver and Vehicle794W Licensing Agency found some 4.75 million licence holders with full motor cycle entitlement. DVLA records contain some license holders who have subsequently died and many who have not ridden a motor cycle for many years. The number is likely to be an overestimate of the number of active riders. Because these statistics are unreliable they are not published in "Transport Statistics Great Britain".