HC Deb 09 June 2004 vol 422 cc450-1W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many drivers are awaiting MOT test appointments, broken down by area. [176852]

Angela Smith

The total number of customers who have received vehicle test appointments for the period June to September 2004 is 57,955. The total number of unprocessed applications for MOT appointments is calculated at 7,510. The following table provides a breakdown by centre and month.

Test centre June July August September Grand total Postal applications

not yet processed

Armagh 1,018 476 629 2,123 650
Ballymena 2,670 1,867 4,537 0
Belfast 2,459 1,978 1,155 5,592 620
Coleraine 2,471 1,376 56 3,903 0
Cookstown 1,932 1,129 671 3,732 310
Craigavon 2,210 1,431 293 201 4,135 1,330
Downpatrick 2,499 1,620 294 4,413 0
Enniskillen 1,520 1,163 20 2,703 0
Larne 1,232 884 260 2,376 0
Lisburn 2,088 1,206 427 2 3,723 1,110
Mallusk 1,958 1,197 192 3,347 1,470
Londonderry 1,978 1,406 3,384 0
Newry 2,068 1,382 709 144 4,303 1,280
Newtownards 3,869 2,443 751 7,063 740
Omagh 1,779 833 9 2,621 0
Grand total 31,751 20,391 5,466 347 57,955 7,510