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Written Question
Driving Licences: Gender
Wednesday 8th February 2023

Asked by: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 132588 on Driving Licences: Gender, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) driving licence applications replace the word gender with the word sex and (b) the driving licence systems record male and female biological sex as essential categories for all purposes.

Answered by Richard Holden - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working to ensure consistency in the way such information is captured across its driving licence application services.

Written Question
Driving Licences: Gender
Monday 30th January 2023

Asked by: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will update the driving license application process to replace the word gender and the options male and female with the word sex and the options male and female.

Answered by Richard Holden - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) already captures ‘sex’ with the option for male and female on its new digital service for first provisional driving licence applications. The DVLA is working to ensure consistency in the way such information is captured across all its driving licence application services.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Scunthorpe Driving Theory Test Centre

"I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Holly Mumby-Croft) for securing this important debate. She is ably supported by my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy), who I understand has been very active on this issue. I also pay tribute to my hon. Friend …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Scunthorpe Driving Theory Test Centre

"My hon. Friend is right to make reference to her local knowledge. I obviously do not represent Scunthorpe, so she is the expert on that. I assure her that the geographical criteria were calculated using industry-leading software—the same software that was used to determine the location of the Nightingale hospitals …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Scunthorpe Driving Theory Test Centre

"I applaud my hon. Friend for her determination in putting forward her constituents’ concerns. For the record, we know that Grimsby is 37 minutes or 27.5 miles via the A180 from Scunthorpe, or 38 minutes by train. Doncaster is 38 minutes or 25.7 miles away via the M180 or the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Scunthorpe Driving Theory Test Centre

"Again, I absolutely commend my hon. Friend for raising the practical problems. I am of course sorry to hear that she has experienced that. We keep the whole system under review, because we want to have good availability for people to take these very important tests. If I may proceed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"It is very appropriate that my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Katherine Fletcher) has asked this question because today is World EV Day. We are investing £1.3 billion in accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure over the next four years. On average, over 500 new chargers are added …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I heartily commend my hon. Friend’s constituents for the transition to electric mobility. We are already supporting the roll-out of over 25,000 publicly available charging devices, including more than 4,700 rapid devices—one of the largest networks in Europe. I am delighted that South Ribble Borough Council is one of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the popularity of electric cars. In fact, one in seven cars sold so far this year has a plug. He will know that vehicle excise duties are obviously a matter for my friends in the Treasury, but he will be also be aware …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank my hon. Friend for all the hard work she has done on her ten-minute rule Bill, which addresses a vital issue. We in Government are going to act. We have heard her calls and those of her residents. We will publish our consultation response on requiring all new …..."
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