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1730686

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Neurodiversity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department collects data on driving theory test pass rates for those with (a) ADHD and (b) other neurodiverse conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>If candidates with ADHD or neurodiverse conditions (or any condition that requires the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to make special accommodations at the test centre) ask for support with taking a theory test, they need to provide evidence of the condition they have at the time of booking the test. But DVSA does not record or retain this evidence, so does not collect data on the pass rates of those who have such conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/10/2024 14:40:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1730687

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with Network Rail on (a) congestion in major railway stations and (b) dangerous passenger transitions towards platforms in busy periods.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail is responsible for the safe operation and management of twenty major railway stations and is regulated by the Office of Rail and Road. Ministers and officials routinely engage with Network Rail to hold it to account for matters within its control and drive improvements for passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 09/10/2024 16:26:11 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1730793

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of additional driving tests that will be needed to reduce the average wait time for a test to the seven-week service standard.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. All available driving test appointments are shown on the live booking system, so the availability of test appointments continually changes. Test appointments are released on a rolling 24-week basis, and additional appointments are added as soon as they become available. Other candidates cancelling or rescheduling their test also free up appointments for others to book. Normal booking behaviour sees candidates move test appointments around routinely in line with their preferences. It is not therefore possible to give a meaningful assessment of the number of people waiting longer than 24 weeks for a test or how long a person waited between booking and taking a test.</p><p>DVSA continues to see high demand for driving tests, owing in part to a major shift in customer booking behaviour. Customers now book their car practical test far earlier in their learning journey, sometimes before they have even had a practical driving lesson.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet, WPQ00023819-00023823, shows the monthly average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 6459 6460 6461 6462 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:36:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - waiting times - test centres
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1730794

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	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 her Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. All available driving test appointments are shown on the live booking system, so the availability of test appointments continually changes. Test appointments are released on a rolling 24-week basis, and additional appointments are added as soon as they become available. Other candidates cancelling or rescheduling their test also free up appointments for others to book. Normal booking behaviour sees candidates move test appointments around routinely in line with their preferences. It is not therefore possible to give a meaningful assessment of the number of people waiting longer than 24 weeks for a test or how long a person waited between booking and taking a test.</p><p>DVSA continues to see high demand for driving tests, owing in part to a major shift in customer booking behaviour. Customers now book their car practical test far earlier in their learning journey, sometimes before they have even had a practical driving lesson.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet, WPQ00023819-00023823, shows the monthly average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 6458 6460 6461 6462 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:36:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - waiting times - test centres
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1730795

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait time was in each driving test area in each month since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. All available driving test appointments are shown on the live booking system, so the availability of test appointments continually changes. Test appointments are released on a rolling 24-week basis, and additional appointments are added as soon as they become available. Other candidates cancelling or rescheduling their test also free up appointments for others to book. Normal booking behaviour sees candidates move test appointments around routinely in line with their preferences. It is not therefore possible to give a meaningful assessment of the number of people waiting longer than 24 weeks for a test or how long a person waited between booking and taking a test.</p><p>DVSA continues to see high demand for driving tests, owing in part to a major shift in customer booking behaviour. Customers now book their car practical test far earlier in their learning journey, sometimes before they have even had a practical driving lesson.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet, WPQ00023819-00023823, shows the monthly average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 6458 6459 6461 6462 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:36:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - waiting times - test centres
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1730796

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were waiting more than 24 weeks for a driving test in each driving test area in each month since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. All available driving test appointments are shown on the live booking system, so the availability of test appointments continually changes. Test appointments are released on a rolling 24-week basis, and additional appointments are added as soon as they become available. Other candidates cancelling or rescheduling their test also free up appointments for others to book. Normal booking behaviour sees candidates move test appointments around routinely in line with their preferences. It is not therefore possible to give a meaningful assessment of the number of people waiting longer than 24 weeks for a test or how long a person waited between booking and taking a test.</p><p>DVSA continues to see high demand for driving tests, owing in part to a major shift in customer booking behaviour. Customers now book their car practical test far earlier in their learning journey, sometimes before they have even had a practical driving lesson.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet, WPQ00023819-00023823, shows the monthly average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 6458 6459 6460 6462 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:36:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - waiting times - test centres
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1730797

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait time for a car driving test was at each driving test centre in each month since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window. All available driving test appointments are shown on the live booking system, so the availability of test appointments continually changes. Test appointments are released on a rolling 24-week basis, and additional appointments are added as soon as they become available. Other candidates cancelling or rescheduling their test also free up appointments for others to book. Normal booking behaviour sees candidates move test appointments around routinely in line with their preferences. It is not therefore possible to give a meaningful assessment of the number of people waiting longer than 24 weeks for a test or how long a person waited between booking and taking a test.</p><p>DVSA continues to see high demand for driving tests, owing in part to a major shift in customer booking behaviour. Customers now book their car practical test far earlier in their learning journey, sometimes before they have even had a practical driving lesson.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet, WPQ00023819-00023823, shows the monthly average waiting time for a car practical driving test at each driving test centre and zone for each month since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood grouped question UIN 6458 6459 6460 6461 question first answered 09/10/2024 14:36:06 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood attachment 1 file name Driving Tests waiting times - Test centres.xlsx title Driving tests - waiting times - test centres
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1730908

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Arlesey Station and Hitchin Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to improve accessibility at (a) Arlesey station and (b) Hitchin station.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin
	tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 09/10/2024 16:23:07 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1731155

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with her European counterparts on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>We have not had discussions with European counterparts on the proposed Directive relating to the upholding of Driving Disqualifications across the EU.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/10/2024 14:21:54 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5141

1731162

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Parking: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to encourage local authorities to join the National Parking Platform.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department has funded a pilot version of the system led by Manchester City Council since 2021, which now covers nine authorities and around 1% of the national cashless parking market. The pilot has been successful.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/10/2024 12:50:23 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5141