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173723

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he received from the general public and others in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England before deciding to put the Union flag on driving licences, in favour of that change.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	220802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>No representations from the general public were received prior to the decision to include the Union flag on driving licences. Collective Government agreement was secured.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2015 17:38:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

173724

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
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 (a) the initial extra and (b) the subsequent ongoing annual costs of putting the Welsh flag on the driving licence for drivers in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	220800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Separate costs have not been estimated for putting the Welsh flag on the driving licence as these fall within the overall costs associated with providing any choices. The Government did consider giving motorists the choice of whether or not to have a licence showing the Union flag and offering a choice of national symbol. However, the costs involved in making the system and other changes required to offer such a choice were prohibitive.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2015 17:27:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

173725

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
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 date by which all driving licences in Britain will carry the Union flag through the process of licence renewal.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	220801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>All licences for drivers in England, Scotland and Wales issued from summer 2015 will carry the Union flag.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers are required to renew their photocard driving licences every ten years. To meet legislative requirements every licence in circulation will be a photocard by 2033. All valid driving licences will carry the Union flag by then.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2015 14:15:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172269

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the (a) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, (b) Secretary of State for Scotland, (c) Welsh Government, (d) Scottish Government and (e) Northern Ireland Executive prior to the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>I discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Dr Andrew Murrison MP). Also, as part of the collective agreement process, Ministers in all UK government departments, including the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland offices, were consulted on the change before the announcement was made.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant Ministers in the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive were informed ahead of the announcement being made.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:41:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172272

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long it will take to implement the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is planning to issue driving licences that include the Union flag from summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/01/2015 11:42:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172274

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration his Department gave to using the Welsh and Scottish flags for licences issued to drivers in Wales and Scotland respectively.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has considered giving motorists a choice of national symbol. The excessive cost involved in making the systems and other changes required to offer this choice means this is impractical. To ensure that the cost is kept as low as possible national symbols other than the Union flag will not be included.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/01/2015 13:01:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172275

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
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 cost of implementation of the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The cost of putting the Union flag on all licences issued to drivers in England, Scotland and Wales is expected to be £188,000.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/01/2015 12:58:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172276

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public consultation has been undertaken in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England on the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>No public consultation has been carried out on the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/01/2015 12:55:35 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172286

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Transport prior to the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Prior to the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences, I had been in contact with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport about the case for including an optional Welsh flag on driving licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/01/2015 14:57:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

172287

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	219891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 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> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/01/2015 14:58:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams