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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Driving Tests 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 Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help people book a driving test close to where they live. more like this
tabling member constituency Tiverton and Honiton more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Foord more like this
uin 198919 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-19more like thismore than 2023-09-19
answer text <p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time during August 2023 for a car practical driving test in England was 20.7 weeks, and in the South West it was 18.9 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>A full driving licence allows a driver to use any roads, not just those they are familiar with. To be safe and competent, learner drivers need a broad range of driving experience in different areas and on different roads. Candidates do not, therefore, need to take their driving test at the nearest test centre to where they live.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Durham more like this
answering member printed Mr Richard Holden more like this
grouped question UIN 198918 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-19T15:40:47.69Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-19T15:40:47.69Z
answering member
4813
label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden more like this
tabling member
4942
label Biography information for Richard Foord more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-04more like thismore than 2018-12-04
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Environmental Health 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes in the level of Government funding to local authorities on the effectiveness of local authority environmental health teams. more like this
tabling member constituency Slough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
uin 198919 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-10more like thismore than 2018-12-10
answer text <p>Over the five-year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 councils will have access to more than £200 billion. It is for local authorities to determine how to spend this and the other sources of income they receive on the services that they provide, including Environmental Health, taking account of local needs and priorities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) more like this
answering member printed Rishi Sunak more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-10T17:15:07.17Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-10T17:15:07.17Z
answering member
4483
label Biography information for Rishi Sunak more like this
tabling member
4638
label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this