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1656729

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date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing adaptations for people with dyslexia sitting the driving theory test.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	196470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is dedicated to ensuring all candidates have equal and fair access to the driving theory test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has worked with the British Dyslexia Association to implement changes to the theory test to make it more accessible for learners allowing them to have their knowledge and understanding checked, without putting them at an undue disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>These changes include:</p><ul><li>removing continuation questions</li><li>adding more pictures</li><li>replacing words like “increase” and “decrease” with words like “faster” and “slower”</li><li>increasing the font size</li><li>removing red font</li></ul><p> </p><p>Candidates who have reading difficulties can request an English or Welsh voiceover. This provides candidates with headphones and enables them to listen to the questions and possible answers as many times as needed.</p><p> </p><p>Theory test slots are open to all candidates, but those needing extra support, such as candidates with dyslexia, can request other adaptions including:</p><ul><li>additional time to take the test (up to double time)</li><li>someone to read the questions out and record the answers for the candidate</li><li>using an oral language modifier, who will reword the questions making them easier to understand, changing non-technical words and phrases, and the order of a sentence</li><li>taking the test in a separate room</li></ul><p> </p><p>If a dyslexic candidate needs something more bespoke, such as certain colour overlays, the DVSA will aim to meet their need.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will continue to look at ways in which it can further improve the theory test for candidates with learning difficulties.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 196471 question first answered 07/09/2023 08:11:09 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1656731

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of driving theory test slots are allocated to learners with dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	196471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is dedicated to ensuring all candidates have equal and fair access to the driving theory test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has worked with the British Dyslexia Association to implement changes to the theory test to make it more accessible for learners allowing them to have their knowledge and understanding checked, without putting them at an undue disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>These changes include:</p><ul><li>removing continuation questions</li><li>adding more pictures</li><li>replacing words like “increase” and “decrease” with words like “faster” and “slower”</li><li>increasing the font size</li><li>removing red font</li></ul><p> </p><p>Candidates who have reading difficulties can request an English or Welsh voiceover. This provides candidates with headphones and enables them to listen to the questions and possible answers as many times as needed.</p><p> </p><p>Theory test slots are open to all candidates, but those needing extra support, such as candidates with dyslexia, can request other adaptions including:</p><ul><li>additional time to take the test (up to double time)</li><li>someone to read the questions out and record the answers for the candidate</li><li>using an oral language modifier, who will reword the questions making them easier to understand, changing non-technical words and phrases, and the order of a sentence</li><li>taking the test in a separate room</li></ul><p> </p><p>If a dyslexic candidate needs something more bespoke, such as certain colour overlays, the DVSA will aim to meet their need.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will continue to look at ways in which it can further improve the theory test for candidates with learning difficulties.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 196470 question first answered 07/09/2023 08:11:09 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1656732

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are differences in waiting times for driving theory tests for learners with dyslexia and those without.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	196472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is dedicated to ensuring all candidates have equal and fair access to the driving theory test.</p><p> </p><p>There are no differences in waiting times for driving theory tests for learners with dyslexia and for those without.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/09/2023 11:35:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1606411

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a comparative between trends in the level of SUV use and levels of (a) road safety and (b) pollution.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	171454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Trends in the level of SUV use are not held by the Department for Transport. The definition of SUV and the use of these vehicles is imprecise.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/03/2023 09:59:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan