Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Simon Lightwood and Douglas McAllister

Thursday 20th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab)]

T2. In June this year, the average wait time for a driving test in the UK was over 22 weeks. That backlog is holding back learners in my constituency. Can the Secretary of State outline what action she is taking to deliver extra tests and remove those barriers for young people in West Dunbartonshire?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)]

Driving test wait times remain too high, and this Government are committed to getting them down. Last week, the Secretary of State announced further actions to do so, including measures to prevent tests being booked up and resold by bots, and bringing in the Army to bolster examiner numbers. We continue to develop and assess further measures to tackle this serious issue.