HC Deb 21 November 2001 vol 375 cc288-9W
Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what research his Department has commissioned into the connection between the closure of driving test centres and the number of unlicensed drivers on the road. [15945]

Mr. Jamieson

In 1999, the Department commissioned a three-year research project into the extent and effects of unlicensed driving. One of the research objectives was to identify reasons for unlicensed driving. The final report is expected in spring 2002. The research is not likely to identify a link between unlicensed driving and the closure of local driving test centres.

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