§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many driving tests were conducted per month since April 1999; how many tests can be carried out in a month; how many cancellations there were in each month since April 1999 and how many such cancellations were reallocated; and what was the average waiting time for driving tests in each month since April 2000 in the Norris Green and Southport Driving Test Centres. [134176]
§ Mr. HillThe number of tests conducted at the driving test centres each month for the period May 1999 to September 2000 were as follows:
Month Norris Green Southport May 1999 567 402 June 1999 652 408 July 1999 672 442 August 1999 692 351 September 1999 706 304 October 1999 790 359 November 1999 796 406 December 1999 635 408 January 2000 880 437 February 2000 723 375 March 2000 921 388 April 2000 709 363 May 2000 795 314 June 2000 878 384 July 2000 742 327 August 2000 885 363 September 2000 683 444 Note:
Figures for April 1999 are not available
The number of tests that can be conducted in an average month, based on the number of staff currently in post at the test centres, is:
- Norris Green—778
- Southport—516.
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Test cancellation in each month since May 1999 Month Norris Green Southport May 1999 1 20 June 1999 3 30 July 1999 2 6 August 1999 2 3 September 1999 2 23 October 1999 4 4 November 1999 23 4 December 1999 11 21 January 2000 14 14 February 2000 3 12 March 2000 6 3 April 2000 2 20 May 2000 6 24 June 2000 36 26
Test cancellation in each month since May 1999 Month Norris Green Southport July 2000 1 9 August 2000 8 13 September 2000 26 7 Total 150 239 Note:
Cancellations are reallocated
Average waiting times for driving tests in each month since April 2000 Month Norris Green Southport April 6 weeks 7 weeks May 6 weeks 7 weeks June 7 weeks 8 weeks July 6 weeks 8 weeks August 7 weeks 7 weeks September 6 weeks 6 weeks