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date	04/06/2021
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 steps his Department is taking to tackle the backlog of driving theory tests.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	10650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that demand for theory tests in Scotland is currently high and it is doing all it can to offer more tests at centres by increasing opening hours and running tests on extra days where possible. The provision of additional testing is dependent upon the availability of venues and agreements with landlords. The DVSA is working with its theory test provider, Pearson VUE, to explore further ways in which it can further increase theory test capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is continuing to work with the Scottish Government but as a result of the 2 metre physical distancing restrictions in Scotland, as required by the Scottish Government, it is unable to increase the number of desks used to take tests. This has reduced capacity at most theory test sites by 50%.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA and its theory test contract provider, Pearson VUE, have explored the possibility of delivering the theory tests outside of existing sites, but this was found to be not suitable as it is dependent upon a physical infrastructure within the Pearson VUE network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 14/06/2021 13:21:09 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1329056

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Stirling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the timeliness of the next available date for a practical driving test for a (a) car, (b) HGV, (c) motorcycle and (d) tractor in Stirling.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	8735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>As of 24 May 2021, the next available date to take a practical driving test in Stirling is:</p><p>(a) 6 weeks for car</p><p>(b) 10.5 weeks for HGV (nearest centres: Livingston - 10 weeks, Perth - 11 weeks, Glasgow - 10 weeks)</p><p>(c) 6 weeks for motorcycle (nearest centres: Glasgow Shieldhall module one - 11 weeks / module two -1 week, Edinburgh Musselburgh module one - 1 week, module two - 1 week, Livingston module two only - 1 week)</p><p>(d) 13 weeks for tractor</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 16:25:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1140088

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of new rolling stock on the east coast main line.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	912039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>LNER’s new Azuma trains entered service on their Hull and Leeds routes in May this year are due to launch on Edinburgh services from 1st August and will then be serving destinations North of Edinburgh by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>These state-of-the-art trains, delivered as part of the government-funded Intercity Express Programme, have more seats, better legroom and will be more reliable.</p><p> </p><p>The full fleet of 65 trains compared to 45 old trains will be in service from 2020 enabling additional services to be run increasing capacity further.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:59:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr