§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 27 January 2000,Official Report, column 278W, on driving licences, if he will state (a) what details, confirmed by the Immigration and Nationality Department are accepted as identification for driving licence application purposes and (b) in what form such confirmation would be acceptable. [108007]
§ Mr. HillMy officials have recently reached agreement with the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) on a scheme under which original documents (passports or birth certificates) held by them will be returned for a limited period on request to those awaiting processing to allow them to make an application to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for a driving licence.
§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if when an application for a driving licence is made by someone whose papers are awaiting processing by the Immigration Service, DVLA will consider accepting as proof of identity the standard acknowledgement letter issued by the Immigration Service. [108431]
§ Mr. HillDVLA was advised by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in August last year that Standard Acknowledgement Letters are not evidence of identity and should not be accepted in support of an application for a driving licence.
355WDVLA and IND have recently reached agreement on a scheme under which original identity documents held by the Immigration Service will be returned for a limited period to those awaiting processing so that an application for a driving licence can be made to DVLA.