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date	25/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the entitlement of Ukrainian refugees to drive Ukrainian registered vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	71038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Foreign registered vehicles brought temporarily into the UK by a non-UK resident are exempt from UK registration and licensing requirements for up to six months, in any 12-month period. Following that, foreign nationals wishing to use their vehicle while they are staying in the UK will need to register.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) recognises the unique circumstances for Ukrainians entering the UK and will support any foreign nationals with the registration and tax process.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 02/11/2022 10:51:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

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registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people awaiting driving tests; and what steps are being taken to increase driving test capacity.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	185861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>There are currently over 400,000 people with a test booked.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase practical driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners. The aim is to increase testing capacity and reduce the backlog as quickly as possible, whilst maintaining a COVID-secure service for customers and examiners.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2021 11:55:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

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registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Farms: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays in driving test appointments on the ability of farms to recruit staff with the required skills.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	185862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>Tractor training and testing resumed in England and Wales on 29 March, and on 26 April in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has put in place a number of measures to increase practical driving tests. These include offering overtime and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays). The DVSA has also started a recruitment campaign to increase the number of examiners.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the DVSA’s remit to assess the ability of farms to recruit staff but it fully appreciates the challenges that suspending driver training and testing has had, including for those in the agricultural sector. The DVSA’s top priority has been to keep everyone safe and only resume its testing services when safe to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 28/04/2021 15:41:33 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes