A question on #DrivingLicences #YoungPeople tabled by Dr Scott Arthur on 25-11-2024 has been answered by Lilian Greenwood.

Heading: Driving Licences: Young People
Question ID: 1744313
UIN: 16005
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-25
Asking Member ID: 5212
Asking Member display name: Dr Scott Arthur
Asking Member handle: DrScottArthurMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @DrScottArthurMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing Graduated Driving Licences for young people.
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Date answered: 2024-11-28
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4029
Answering Member display name: Lilian Greenwood
Answering Member handle: LilianGreenwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LilianGreenwood
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Answer text: Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driving Licences, we absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads, and we are considering other measures to tackle this problem and protect young drivers.
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true