Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the availability of practical driving tests.
Since 26 August 2020, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has been making available, on a weekly basis, a limited number of practical driving test appointments for the general public to book for up to six weeks ahead. Over 69,000 practical driving tests have been booked or rescheduled since 26 August 2020.
From 14 September 2020, the DVSA will be making available over 375,000 new and rescheduled test appointments up to 21 January 2021.