§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1)which European countries currently do not have a system of photographs on driving licences;
(2)if he will list those European countries that currently have a system of photographs on driving licences, and indicate which of those countries have a written constitution.
§ Mr. NorrisAll other member states of the European Union have driving licences with photographs. Most member states have some form of written instructions or legislation which could be regarded as a constitution.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the deadline for submissions on the consultation document "Photographs on Driving Licences"; and when the decision was taken to include photographs on driving licences.
§ Mr. NorrisThe closing date for receiving comments as part of the consultation exercise is 30 November. We issued a press notice on 4 November 1991 announcing that photographs would be included on the British driving licence.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the study into the main legal, privacy and administrative issues, referred to on page 1 of his Department's consultation document "Photographs on Driving Licences".
§ Mr. NorrisThe study report is commercial in confidence. But I have arranged for a copy of the management summary to be placed in the Library.