§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest situation in the Government's planning for a theory test as part of the driving test; and what assistance and information is available for driving instructors to enable them to prepare for the change. [29361]
§ Mr. NorrisI refer the hon. Member to a reply I gave on 23 May,Official Report, columns 567–68.
Driving instructors are being kept abreast of significant developments as they happen. The Driving Standards Agency, which will have overall responsibility for this new test, plans to publish, in early spring, a handbook for candidates and their instructors about the new driving theory test which will include the official bank of questions.