Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Steve Brine Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd March 2022

(2 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Brine Portrait Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con)
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I have a growing number of constituents who are struggling to go about their lives or even get to work because their driving licences are stuck at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Will the Prime Minister make it clear at the Dispatch Box that the service from the agency falls significantly below what we expect, and will he ask the Transport Secretary to meet me, and any other Members of this House—we may need a big room—to explain how we can help the agency out of the hole in which it has put itself?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes. Like everybody in this House, I have read some surprising things about what has been going on at the DVLA. We need to make sure that it is given every possible encouragement and support to expedite the supply of driving licences to the people of this country.