Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have (a) closed and (b) opened; and how many formerly closed centres reopened in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which records are available.

The number of driving test centres that have closed in each of the last five years in England, Scotland and Wales is:

2010/11 – 29

2011/12 – 11

2012/13 – 13

2013/14 – 3

2014/15 – 4

The number of driving test centres that have opened in each of the last five years in England, Scotland and Wales is:

2010/11 – 14

2011/12 – 7

2012/13 – 14

2013/14 – 8

2014/15 – 0

The number of driving test centres that have closed in Scotland is:

2010/11 – 5

2011/12 – 2

2012/13 – 5

2013/14 – 1

2014/15 – 1

The number of driving test centres that have opened in Scotland is:

2010/11 – 3

2011/12 – 3

2012/13 – 3

2013/14 – 1

2014/15 – 0

The number of driving test centres that have closed in England is:

2010/11 – 22

2011/12 – 9

2012/13 – 7

2013/14 – 1

2014/15 – 3

The number of driving test centres that have opened in England is:

2010/11 – 9

2011/12 – 3

2012/13 – 10

2013/14 – 7

2014/15 – 0

The number of driving test centres that have closed in Wales is:

2010/11 – 2

2011/12 – 0

2012/13 – 1

2013/14 – 1

2014/15 – 0

The number of driving test centres that have opened in Wales is:

2010/11 – 2

2011/12 – 1

2012/13 – 1

2013/14 – 0

2014/15 – 0

No driving test centres were reopened at the same property.

Changes have occurred in the number of driving test centres since 2010/11 as a result of the Multi-Purpose Test Centre (MPTC) investment programme.