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registered interest
date	13/07/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the withdrawal of foreign language voice-overs and interpreters for candidates taking car and motorcycle theory tests on (a) the number of applicants and (b) the pass rate.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	163791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) withdrew the facility for driving test candidates to use foreign language voiceovers during theory tests and interpreters during theory and practical tests on 7 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA monitor applications and the overall pass rates for car and motorbike theory tests and has not seen any discernible effect of the withdrawal of foreign language voice-overs and interpreters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2018 14:48:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

940666

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effect on the level of unlicensed drivers on UK roads of the withdrawal of foreign language voiceovers and interpreters for candidates taking the UK car and motorcycle theory tests since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	163792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The then-Driving Standards Agency (now Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) undertook a full consultation between 5 February and 2 April 2013 before withdrawing voiceover and interpreter facilities for driving test candidates whose first language was not English.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA supports candidates whose English is a second language, or those who have difficulty understanding written English, by offering an English language voice over and writing the multiple-choice theory test questions in an easily understood way.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has no evidence to suggest there is a need to make an assessment of the effect on the level of unlicensed drivers since the withdrawal of foreign language voiceovers and interpreters during the theory test on 7 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2018 14:52:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

940668

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the reintroduction of foreign language voiceovers and interpreters for candidates taking the UK car and motorcycle theory tests.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	163793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency withdrew the facility for driving test candidates to use foreign language voiceovers during theory tests and interpreters during theory and practical tests on 7 April 2014 following a full public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the reasons for this change were included to address concerns about road safety, specifically the ability of non-English or non-Welsh speakers to understand road signs and other information provided to drivers in the course of their journeys; and to reduce fraud, addressing the problem of an interpreter attending for test with a learner driver and communicating advice beyond a strict translation of the theory test questions or the instructions given by the examiner.</p><p> </p><p>The department has no plans to assess the reintroduction of translation services for non-English speaking candidates taking car and motorcycle theory driving tests.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/07/2018 15:08:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

800796

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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 discussions the management of DVSA management has had with the Public and Commercial Services union on that union's concerns relating to the new driving test.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	117417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>DVSA management has engaged with representatives of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union throughout the development of the new driving test. DVSA management has considered all concerns raised by PCS.<strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The recent strike was not about the proposed changes to the test, but about a contract which PCS agreed, and which their members overwhelmingly supported in 2014. In adopting it, the members received a lump sum payment of up to £3,000 each.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2017 13:35:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

800797

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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, how many members of the Public and Commercial Services union working within DVSA have been subject to disciplinary hearings or investigations by management since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	117418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>DVSA does not require staff to declare membership of a recognised trades union. It is not therefore possible to identify whether members of the Public and Commercial Services Union working at DVSA have or have not been subject to disciplinary hearings or investigations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2017 08:20:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

800798

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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, who carried out the risk assessment on the new driving test; and what the findings of that assessment were.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	117419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>DVSA carried out a risk assessment of the new test in July 2017, and conducted further evaluations in September 2017. The report concluded that all elements of the driving test were low risk.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA also commissioned an independent report from Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to assess the risk of the changes to the test. This echoed the findings of the DVSA assessment that all aspects of the new elements of the driving test were low risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2017 14:34:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

759436

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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, if he will make it his policy to reform the driving test to highlight the risks of harm to cyclists and motorbike riders of people opening car doors without looking to see who is approaching from behind.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	9754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) includes “Checking for oncoming cyclists, pedestrians and other traffic before opening the car door” as part of its National Standards for driving.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DVSA covers the safe method of opening car doors in the Instructional Ability element of its Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) qualification process. This ensures that ADIs teach this method to novice drivers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2017 10:05:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers