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date	07/07/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on bringing forward legislative proposals to ban virginity testing.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	902463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government shares the concern about virginity testing. The World Health Organisation is clear that it has no scientific merit and is a violation of human rights. That is why we have conducted a review into virginity testing and hymenoplasty.</p><p>Ministers from DHSC, Home Office and DfE met recently to discuss the review's findings and any legislative proposals. These will be published in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 07/07/2021 15:35:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

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date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for provisional driving licences the DVLA has been in possession of for more than seven days; how many of those applications the DVLA has been in possession of for more than three months; and what the timescale is for tackling that backlog.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	28935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) online services have been available throughout the pandemic and are the quickest and easiest way to renew a driving licence. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their driving licence within a few days.</p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application for a driving licence. The DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day which must be dealt with in person. Ongoing industrial action by members of the Public and Commercial Services union, leaves fewer operational staff on site to allow for social distancing in line with Welsh Government requirements and as increased demand for its services has led to delays in dealing with paper applications. The DVLA has leased an additional building to accommodate more operational staff.</p><p>The number of paper applications awaiting processing fluctuates daily as driving licences are issued and new applications received. Currently, paper applications are likely to take between six and ten weeks to process. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example, if medical investigations are needed as part of a driving licence application. The latest information on turnaround times for paper driving licence applications can be found <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>There are no plans to temporarily extend the validity of driving licences awaiting renewal.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 28936 28937 question first answered 12/07/2021 08:55:30 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope