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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-06more like thismore than 2015-01-06
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 remove filter
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Driving Licences: Flags more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will take steps to ensure that the Welsh flag can be displayed on driving licences in Wales. more like this
tabling member constituency Arfon more like this
tabling member printed
Hywel Williams more like this
uin 219891 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>Displaying the Union flag on driving licences strengthens the UK’s sense of national identity, and Wales continues to be an important and integral part of this Union. As part of the decision making process, the Wales Office ensured that the Department for Transport gave due consideration to whether people should be allowed to choose which UK national flag to have on their licence. This work showed that the cost of offering a choice of national flags was excessive. We were keen to ensure that costs were kept to a minimum.</p><p>The inclusion of the Union flag has no effect on the availability of bilingual driving licenses.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-09T14:58:53.36Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T14:58:53.36Z
answering member
4086
label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
tabling member
1397
label Biography information for Hywel Williams more like this