HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 cc641-2W
Mr. Gardiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will press the DVLA to include a contact telephone number on their envelopes. [138612]

Mr. Jamieson

I am currently content that the arrangements in place at DVLA are satisfactory and I would be concerned that the inclusion of the DVLA phone number on the envelope could potentially compromise the secure delivery of valuable documents.

facility to book practical tests online was introduced last month, and some 7,000 customers have already booked their practical test using this method.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average waiting time for booking a driving test, broken down by area, was in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [138418]

Mr. McNulty

For the period November 2002 to October 2003, the waiting times for a driving test in each of the Driving Standards Agency's five areas were:

Weeks
Category of test London Midlands and Eastern Wales and Western Northern Scotland
Car 9.9 9.6 7.6 9.8 6.9
Motorcycle 3.1 3.8 2.5 3.8 2.1
Lorry/bus 3.6 4.6 2.8 4.8 3.6

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have(a) taken and (b) passed a driving test in each of the last six years. [138420]

Mr. McNulty

In the last six years the number of people taking and passing practical driving tests, and pass rates, were:

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