§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to ensure that there are no closures of driving test centres in the current and the next financial year beyond the 22 announced already.
§ Mr. KeyResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Driving Standards Agency under its chief executive, Dr. John Ford. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
255WLetter from John Ford to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 4 July 1994:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your question about test centre closures in the current and next financial year.As I explained in my reply of 20 June to PQ 2552/93/94 there are no driving test centres, in addition to the 22 announced recently, that are currently being considered for closure. The Agency will, however, continue to keep its estate under review and I am unable to give any assurance that no further closures will be considered during the period you refer to.