Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help recruit more driving examiners to tackle the backlog of outstanding practical tests.

In response to increased demand for car practical driving tests, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reviewed its recruitment process and increased its recruitment effort to bring in 450 new driving examiners over the next 12 months.

As part of this, DVSA has already recruited and is training 250 new examiners this year, and is working to recruit and train another 200, focusing on areas where the demand is highest.