Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to make driving tests available for critical workers who may require them.

Following the announcement of the national lockdown in England, all practical driving lessons and tests have been suspended. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is not currently offering a critical worker service. However, essential delegated bus and emergency service testing, including ambulance tests, will continue where they are identified as a priority by bus companies, the emergency services or NHS trusts.

The DVSA will continue to keep critical worker tests under review and announce any changes on its social media platforms.